419 scam: "DR BENSON" <dr_benson001@hotmail.com> GOOD DAY TO YOU,

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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 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.
- ubabiaegobia@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR BENSON" <dr_benson001@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 06:10:43 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY TO YOU,

GOOD DAY TO YOU,

MY NAME IS IFEANYI A NIGERIAN FROM IMO STATE BASE IN INDIA OFFSHURE,I WRITE
TO INFORM YOU THAT I BASE IN INDIA AS A GUY MAN AND I WILL LIKE TO BE YOUR
CONTACT MAN SO THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER AND SHARE MONEY.

I DE WORK UNDER DIPLOMATIC MEANS WASH WASH, BROTHER I KNOW MANY HAVE FUCK UP
OFFSHURE BY GIVING STORIES WHEN MONEY IS OUT BUT PLEASE I WANT YOU TO FEEL
FREE WITH ME AM NOT AMOUNG THEM I HAVE SHARE MONEY WITH MANY GUY OVER THERE
SO PLEASE FEEL FREE LET JOIN HAND AND MAKE MEGA MONEY.PLEASE RESPOND TO ME
TRUE THIS EMAIL ADDRESSS(ubabiaegobia@yahoo.com)

AWAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU.

IFEANYI.+919873386275

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