419 scam: "Mr.Charles Ben" <abdullahdrshoebbin@gmail.com> ATTENTION 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:

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:
- "transfer of your funds" (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)
- "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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- mr.charlesben0980@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Charles Ben" <abdullahdrshoebbin@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.charlesben0980@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2023 05:13:19 -0800
Subject: ATTENTION BENEFICIARY,

The U.S.A Government and World Bank And United Nations Organization
Official Has Approved to pay you part payment of your
contract/Inheritance Fund payment Valued at Fifteen point five million
dollars only in conjunction with British Government.
This decision was made last week. With this development, a woman by
name (Elmer R. Kibler ) came to our office with an application stating
that you gave her the power of attorney to be the beneficiary of your
outstanding contract/Inheritance/award funds. She made us to believe
that you are dead and that she is your next of kin. We got your email
address and decided to send an email through this address hoping to
find out if you are dead or alive and also to find out if you at any
time gave this woman the power of attorney to represent you.
Please let us know also if you are aware that we are almost ready to
transfer part payment of your outstanding funds to her nominated bank
account stated below:
TLC Federal Credit Union
1625North Coast Highway
Newport, Oregon 97365
Account Number 10015548
Routing Number 3233276304
Beneficiary: Elmer R. Kibler
If you are not aware of the above instruction, do respond to this
email immediately(mr.charlesben0980@gmail.com)So I will Direct you and
give you the Contact of our payment Centre which is INDEPENDENT &
FINANCIAL TRUST GROUP.
For immediate transfer of your funds be informed that you are not
allowed to correspond or contact any person or office with respect to
this transfer other than this office, you are required to Re- send
your information so that we can reconfirm that your still alive as
following below this is to enable us make necessary arrangement of
your payment through our payment Bank,Independent & Financial Trust
Group.
You are advice to contact the payment Bank immediately on this contact
information below.
PAYMENT BANK:INDEPENDENT & FINANCIAL TRUST GROUP.
MANAGING DIRECTOR:Mr.Charles Ben
E-MAIL:mr.charlesben0980@gmail.com
This is the information needed below.
1.Full Name:
2.Residential Address:
3.Age:
4.Sex:
5.Mobil Tel:
6.Occupation:
7.Country Of Residence:
8.Nationality:
9.Amount Won:
10.Alternative Email :
11.Id Card or Driving License:
Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Charles Ben.

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