419 scam: "ORABANK"<info@susanjonah.de> ATTENTION

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "ORABANK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <foreigndepartment@qq.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2018 05:23:12 +0200
Subject: ATTENTION

ONLINE PAYMENT FOR TRANSFER OF MONEY.....

*** ORABANK BENIN MONEY TRANSFER NOTIFICATION ***

Date: Tuesday, 9th October 2018

Attn: Dear Beneficiary,

After several attempt to reach you by phone, we deemed it necessary and urgent to notify you through email.

We advise you to get back to us as soon as you receive this message for better discussion concerning the said fund deposited in our bank.

We advise you to forward us your identification e,g international passport page or driving license to enable us to cross check it in our database, if you are the righful owner of the said fund.

Your urgent response is needed and Orabank Benin Highly Welcome you to our Service at any time,if you want to know more about our banking system you can easily go through our website for view.

Mrs Precious Cole
Orabank Benin
(Orabank Transfer Department)

© Copyright 2018 ORABANK BENIN TRANSFER DEPARTMENT Incp. All rights reserved.
Thank you for using ORABANK BENIN EXPRESS MONEY TRANSFER.
We Look Forward Serving Your Online ORABANK BENIN Express Needs In The Future.
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