419 scam: Ben Varma Kwabena <donald.cassidy099@gmail.com> Dear Sir, Please ADVICE.

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- bkwabena1960@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Ben Varma Kwabena <donald.cassidy099@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bkwabena1960@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 10:05:09 +0000
Subject: Dear Sir, Please ADVICE.

Dear Sir
Good day!!!
Please I am sorry if this email came to you as a surprise, I am
Mrs.Ben Varma Kwabena and with all due respect I am a banker in one of
the Prime Financial/Security Institution over here in republic of
Togo. I would want you to champion with me a financial transaction
that will be beneficial to you and me and the amount to be transfer is
US$5,652,000.00. Please kindly reply me if you are interested to
enable me give you more information.
Please reply immediately; send your reply in my personal account at;
bkwabena1960@yahoo.com
Please, I look forward hear from you as soon as possible.
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Ben Varma Kwabena.
Date: 13:04:2020.

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