419 scam: office mail <om8729103@gmail.com> ATTN: DEAR 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:
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "executive governor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
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.
- centralbak@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: office mail <om8729103@gmail.com>
Reply-To: centralbak@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2023 20:15:23 +0100
Subject: ATTN: DEAR BENEFICIARY.

CENTRAL BANK OF BENIN (CBB)
OUR REF: CBB/OHG/OXD1/2022
TELEX: CENBANK.
PAYMENT FILE: CBB/BEN/022

DEBT PAYMENT NOTICE OF YOUR FUNDS

DEAR BENEFICIARY,

THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF BENIN CBB) AND THE
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF "E.C.D.R". I DISCOVERED THAT YOUR NAME AND EMAIL
ADDRESS WAS AMONG THE LIST OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMPANIES IN THE CENTRAL
COMPUTER DATABASE LIST OF UNPAID CONTRACTORS, INHERITANCE NEXT OF KIN
AND LOTTERIES BENEFICIARIES THAT WAS ORIGINATED FROM AFRICAN/UNITED
KINGDOM AND THAT YOUR UNPAID FUND HAS BEEN LOCATED TO A SUSPENSE
ACCOUNT.

YOUR NAME APPEARED AMONG THE BENEFICIARIES WHO WILL RECEIVE A
PART-PAYMENT OF $3,800,000USD AND HAS BEEN APPROVED ALREADY FOR
PAYMENT. YESTERDAY TWO FOREIGNERS (MR. TIM PARKER and MR. ROWLAND
GULF) VISITED MY OFFICE IN YOUR STEAD TO INFORM ME THAT THEY ARE YOUR
REPRESENTATIVES FROM UNITED STATE, WHOM YOU DELEGATED AS BENEFICIARIES
TO COLLECT YOUR FUNDS IN YOUR ABSENCE.

WE IN THIS BANK DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY YOU SENT THESE MEN TO COME AND
COLLECT YOUR FUNDS ON YOUR BEHALF. DUE TO THE NATURE OF MY JOB, I WILL
NOT WANT TO MAKE ANY MISTAKE IN RELEASING THIS FUNDS TO ANYONE EXCEPT
YOU WHO IS THE RECOGNIZED BONAFIDE BENEFICIARY TO THIS FUNDS. KINDLY
CLARIFY US ON THIS ISSUE BEFORE WE MAKE THIS PAYMENT TO THESE
FOREIGNERS WHO CAME ON YOUR BEHALF.

IN RECEIPT OF THIS CONFIDENTIAL LETTER, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO EMAIL THIS
BANK IMMEDIATELY TO PROCEED WITH THE FUNDS RELEASE OR STOP WITH THE
RELEASE TO TO YOUR REPRESENTATIVES AND CLAIM YOUR FUNDS PERSONALLY.

SEND RESPONSE TO E-MAIL: centralbak@hotmail.com

OFFICIALLY SIGNED.
DR. CHARLES K. BANNY,
FROM: CENTRAL BANK OF BENIN.

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