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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.
- 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.
- orabkdeptbj@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- listed to them.bank name: orabank benin republic* *email:orabkdeptbj@hotmail.com* * thanks and please (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- 3aorabkdeptbj@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: WORLD BANK <unodcnterboarderdept@gmail.com>
Reply-To: orabkbjdept@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 06:49:06 -0700
Subject: CONTACT THE BANK NOW
*The World BankAvenue de la Paix 7 bis,1202 Genève, Switzerland*
*Attn:Beneficiary, PAYMENT
ADVICEThis is to notify you that your contract,inheritance and beneficiary
payment that has stood in the balance for so many year, which is in the
tune of $10.5M has been approved to be released to you through ORABANK
BENIN.You are to contact the bank via their information given below for
your payment release processes and also for them to contact officially via
their office email address.You are advised to comply with the bank due
process and procedures for the good of your payment release. This mandate
to the bank to carry out beneficiary payment does not in any way/manner
stop the bank from operating with their due process that will enable
successful release of beneficiary payment listed to them.Bank Name: ORABANK
BENIN REPUBLIC*
*Email:orabkdeptbj@hotmail.com* <Email%3Aorabkdeptbj@hotmail.com>
* Thanks and please accept my assurance of highest regards.*
*Anshula KantManaging Directorand World Bank Group Chief Financial Officer.*
*anskantwbk@gmail.com <anskantwbk@gmail.com>*
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