419 scam: "Mr. Chukwuma Nweke" <mrsakande.68@gmail.com> Dear Friend, Your Compensation

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" 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.
- benjamin_philips200@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Chukwuma Nweke" <mrsakande.68@gmail.com>
Reply-To: benjamin_philips200@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2019 11:05:01 -0700
Subject: Dear Friend, Your Compensation

Dear Friend,

I am using this opportunity to inform you that this multi-
million-dollar business has been concluded with the assistance of
another partner from UK who financed the transaction to a logical
conclusion. I thank you for your great effort to our unfinished
transfer of fund into your account due to one reason or the other best
known to you.But I want to inform you that I have successfully
transferred the fund out of my bank to my new partner's account in UK
that was capable of assisting me in this great venture.

Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trust worthiness You showed
during the course of the transaction.I want to compensate you and show
my gratitude to you with the sum of US$450.000,(Four Hundred and fifty
thousand United States Dollars) I have left a certified international
Bank Draft for you worth of US$450.000 cash able anywhere in the
world.

My dear friend I will like you to contact my Account Officer Mr
Benjamin Philips on his direct email address at
(benjamin_philips200@yahoo.com) for the collection of your bank
draft.I authorized him to release the Bank Draft to you whenever you
contact him regarding for it.

At the moment, I'm very busy here because of the investment projects,
which I and the new partner are having at hand.Please I will like you
to accept this token with good faith as this is from the bottom of my
heart,Also comply with Mr Benjamin Philips directives so that he will
send the draft to you without any delay.

Regard
Mr. Chukwuma Nweke
Director, Foreign Operations {Uba Bank Africa Plc}

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