419 scam: "Banque Atlantique Benin"<risada@argo.com.br> Banque Atlantique Electronic Deposit Notification

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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:

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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Banque Atlantique Benin" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <brenda@brendasboutique.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2017 12:55:59 +0100
Subject: Banque Atlantique Electronic Deposit Notification

Dear Sir,

Banque Atlantique Electronic Deposit Notification

Good Day !!!

I/We wish to inform you that an electronic Credit transaction with valuation of USD450,948.12 occurred on our Bank Charity account on your behalf, reportedly from the United Nations/IMF compensation exercise for all scam victims from West Africa.

Details of this transaction are shown below:

Transaction Notification

Account Type: CHARITY
Account Number: 091002145
Transaction Location: E-CHANNEL
Description: COMPENSATION PRICE
Amount: $450,948.12
Currency: UNITED STATES DOLLARS
Remarks: United Nations/IMF compensation exercise
Time of Transaction: 09:23
EDT NO: D2L410119

Subsequent to this deposit, Our bank cannot recall having any transaction with you or your company that we know about, so we are wondering why depositing such payment on your behalf to our charity bank account.

Note Banque Atlantique Benin must be very optimistic about this deposit before considering a wire. You are hereby advised to send and reconfirm the following details to us (1) Your Full Name, (2) Your Country, (3) Your Contact Phone Number to enable us overview and confirm deposit is truly for you.

Thanks and best regards

Banque Atlantique Benin
Accounts Section

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