419 scam: Richard William <"www."@fine.ocn.ne.jp> Dear Respected

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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:
- "atm card department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "federal republic of benin" (Benin, Cameroon, etc. are no Federal Republics, unlike Nigeria where this type of scam was invented)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- office.file964@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Richard William <"www."@fine.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Richard William <office.file964@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2017 22:10:21 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear Respected

After extensive close door meeting with board of directors and other stake holders in the government including sub committees

of the house of assembly and the house of representatives federal republic of Benin republic.

It was resolved and agreed upon that your fund would be released on a special method of payment, you are hereby notified that

your inheritance/contract payment of Three Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars $3.5 m has been approved to be

made to you through UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA ATM VISA CARD. This method of payment is designed by the government to avert fraud

perpetration or stoppage of fund by some agencies. either through anti terrorist certificate or other certificates. This

swift credit card would be issued to you as soon as you respond to this email.

This bank has been mandated to take charge of the issuance of the swift credit card and your payment file should be passed to

my desk for clarification. Upon certification that your payment file is okay, this office will direct you on how to receive

your over due fund via ATM swift credit card.

you are required to furnish this office with the following information to enable us commence action in processing and

programming your due funds into the swift credit card for dispatch to your address for your use in making daily withdrawal at

the maximum of $10,000.00 per day

Your full name:

Address:

Next of kin,s name

Your date of birth:

Your telephone number:

The ATM card would be issued in your favor, and all your information will be inserted into the card. Upon completion of this

issuance of the credit card, it would be send to you together with the access pin number via courier to your residential

address.

Kindly get back to us by reconfirming your full information.

THANKS,

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

Mr.Richard William

Director foreign operation

ATM Card Department

Uba Bank Plc of Benin republic

Email: office.file964@yahoo.com

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