419 scam: Mr Beck Debah <beckydabah4u@yahoo.com> SINCERELY PARTNER NEEDED.

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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:
- "million us 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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- becky_debah4u@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Beck Debah <beckydabah4u@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: becky.debah4u@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 10:17:53 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: SINCERELY PARTNER NEEDED.

SINCERELY PARTNER NEEDED.
For sure this mail would definitely come to you as a surprise, but do take your good time to go through it.
I am Mr.Beck Debah, the senior foreign remittance director of a bank, during the course of our auditing,
I discovered a floating fund in an account opened in 2001 and since 2003 nobody has operated on this
account again. After going through some old files in the records I discovered that the owner of this account
died without a (heir) hence the money is floating and if I do not remit this money out urgently it will be
forfeited for nothing.
The owner of this account is a foreigner, a miner and an industrialist. He made millions of dollars before he
died victoriously, since Dec 26 2003 website details as follow : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3351083.stm
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200312/s1016642.htm . no other person knows about this account
or anything concerning it. My investigation proved to me that the account has no other beneficiary and that
until his death he was the Manager director of aluminium & steel industries (PTY).SA. We will start the transfer
with the total sum involved Sixteen Million US Dollars (16.000.000.00 USD) only into your account
As a safe foreigner bank account abroad, but I don't know any foreigner abroad that's why I have contacted
you to bear the legal sole beneficiary of the fund. I am revealing this to you with believe in God that you will
never let me down. Also i need your strong assurance that you will never let me down on this business proposition
With my influence and the position in the bank, as an office whom is working in our favour we can transfer this
fund to any foreigner's reliable account which you can provide with assurance that this money will be intact
Pending my physical arrival in your country for sharing.
The bank official will destroy all documents of the transaction immediately you receive this fund leaving and they
Will be no trace to any place and to build confidence you can write immediately to discuss with me the modalities,
After I will make this remittance in your presented account and fix my resign date, to fly down to your country at
Least 7 days ahead of the fund transferred and confirm into your account. At the conclusion of this business you
Will be given 40% of the total fund 55% will be for me, while 5% will be for expenses might have incurred during
the process of transferring, contact me with my private email: becky_debah4u@yahoo.com.hk
I am waiting for your urgent respond
Best regards
Mr.Beck Debah,

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