419 scam: admin <admin@dsilaser.com> Greetings :Dear Honorable beneficiary'

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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:
- "atm card department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "million 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)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +22962567317 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- ecobank.e@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: admin <admin@dsilaser.com>
Reply-To: ecobank.e@aol.com
Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 05:18:19 +0700
Subject: Greetings :Dear Honorable beneficiary'

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From The Office Of The BCEAO. Central Bank of Benin du Republic.
Dr. Maria Cynthia Henry
Attention: ATM Card Beneficiary,

Immediate Release of Your FUND Via ATM CARD.

I wish to use this medium to inform you that your full Payment of USD$2.5M (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) from BCEAO CENTRAL BANK OF BENIN have been RELEASED and APPROVED for onward transfer to you via an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw all the USD$2.5M in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the world, but the maximum you can withdraw in a day is USD$5,000 Only. We have mandated ECOBANK, to send you the ATM CARD and PIN NUMBER which you will use to withdraw all your USD$2.5 Million Dollars in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the world, but as i have mentioned earlier, the maximum you can withdraw in a day is USD$5,000.00 Only.

You are therefore advice to contact the Head of ATM CARD Department of ECOBANK Contact Person: E-mail address: (ecobank.e@aol.com) Sir. Mohammed Ahmed Yusuf and inform him that you received a message from the office of the BCEAO instructing him to send you the ATM CARD and PIN NUMBER which you will use to withdraw your USD$2.5 Million Dollars in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the world, also send him your direct phone number and contact address where you want him to send the ATM CARD and PIN NUMBER

Contact the agent responsible for the processing of your ATM visa card and its delivery with the email and telephone number below and give them your full information to process your card and arrange your delivery with Courier Company and post to your address.

NAME: Sir. Mohammed Ahmed Yusuf
EMAIL: ecobank.e@aol.com
TELEPHONE NUMBER: +229-62567317
Fax: +229-91193043

Contact the agent involve to process your ATM visa card with your information listed below..

Your full name?
Your address?
Your age?
Your identity?
Your country?
Your State?
Your occupation?

Thanks for hearing to this instruction and once again accept our congratulations.

Best Regards.
Dr. Maria Cynthia Henry

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