419 scam: Mr Fritz Heinz <p_adaams5@yahoo.fr> Your Payment Is Ready.

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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:
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "certified bank draft" (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22997658748 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- ems.bj.benin@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Fritz Heinz <p_adaams5@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: fritzzg1245@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:55:34 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Your Payment Is Ready.

Your Payment Is Ready.

Attention: Friend,

How are you today? You may not understand why this mail came to you.
We have been having series of meeting for the passed 7 months which ended 2 days ago with the then secretary to the UNITED NATIONS Mr Ban ki Moon. This email is to all the people that have received scammed emails or have been scammed in one way or the other in any part of the world, the UNITED NATIONS and IMF have agreed to compensate them with the sum of US$ 500. 000.

This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems etc.

We found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting you, this have been agreed upon and have been signed.

You are advised to contact Mr Obaji U. Batholomew of EMS COURIER COMPANY our Delivery center in Africa, as the are our representative in Cotonou-The Republic of Benin, contact them immediately for the payment of your fund through a certified Bank Draft . The Two Hundred Thousand Dollars bank Draft will be delivered to you through their Delivery System because for security purpose.

Therefore, you should send to Obaji U. Batholomew with your full Name , Your direct telephone number and your Correct mailing address . Contact Obaji U. Batholomew immediately to enable them send to you the certified Bank Draft to your address We wanted to pay for the delivery fee but they said that since they dont have your contact address, it will not be possible and that will be when you have contacted them .

Now we registered the bank draft in their Custody now. As soon as you have contacted them you ask them how you will send to them their delivery fee and as to receive the bank draft.

Do contact Obaji U. Batholomew through this e-mail address written below.

Person to Contact: Obaji U. Batholomew .
Ems Courier Services Benin
Tel:+229 97 65 87 48.
Email: ems.bj.benin@sify.com

Hoping to hear from you as soon as you receive your bank draft. Making
the world a better place.

Regards,

Mr Fritz Heinz
For the IMF
Secretary-General

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