419 scam: David Bentley <davebentley94@gmail.com> Please contact me at once to indicate your interest.

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447418479478
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- david.bentley94@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: David Bentley <davebentley94@gmail.com>
Reply-To: david.bentley94@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2016 01:57:45 -0700
Subject: Please contact me at once to indicate your interest.

Dear Sir,
I am a banker here in UK. I discovered your email and information
through comprehensive web email search on directory so I decided to
contact you.

A deceased customer, died as a result of a heart-related condition on
the 11 November 2001. His heart condition was due to the death of all
the members of his family in the Gulf Air Flight Crashes in Persian
Gulf near Bahrain Aired August 23, 2000 - 2:50 p.m. ET as reported on:

http://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/24/world/jet-crashes-into-gulf-off-bahrain-killing-143.html

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0008/23/bn.08.html

I am contacting you to assist in evacuating the money left behind by
this customer before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by my
bank where this deposit valued at Twelve Million United State Dollars
($12,000,000.00 USD) is lodged. The bank has issued a notice to
contact the next of kin, or the account will be confiscated.

My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the
next-of-kin and beneficiary of this late customer, so that the
proceeds of this account can be paid to you. Then we can share the
amount on a mutually agreed-upon percentage. All I require is your
honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. This
will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you
from any breach of the law.

If this business proposition offends your moral values, do accept my
apology. I must use this opportunity to implore you to exercise the
utmost indulgence to keep this matter extraordinarily confidential,
whatever your decision, while I await your prompt response.

Please contact me at once to indicate your interest. I will like you
to acknowledge the receipt of this e-mail as soon as possible via my
private TEL: +44-7418-479-478 EMAIL: (David.Bentley94@gmail.com) and
treat with absolute confidentiality and sincerity. I look forward to
your quick reply.

Best regards
David Bentley

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