419 scam: "Daniel D. Benson" <ddbatn@kimo.com> Good morning.

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "00,000.00" (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.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Daniel D. Benson" <ddbatn@kimo.com>
Reply-To: ddbattn@kimo.com
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:05:35 +0100
Subject: Good morning.

From: Daniel D. Benson, Esq. (For Trustees)
Managing Partner (Benson & Partners LLP
London SW7 1RP, England)

Greetings to you.

Notification of Bequest.

On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Engr.
Philip Hughes, I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter was
returned undelivered. I hereby attempt to reach you again by this same
email address on the WILL. I wish to notify you that late Engr. Philip
Hughes made you a beneficiary to his will. He left the sum of Nine
Million, One Hundred Thousand Dollars(US$9,100,000.00) to you in the
codicil and last testament to his will.

This may sound strange and unbelievable to you, but it is real and
true. Being a widely travelled man, he must have been in contact with
you in the past or simply you were nominated to him by one of his
numerous friends abroad who wished you good. Engr. Philip Hughes until
his death was a former managing director and pioneer staff of a giant
construction company (JULIUS BERGER). He was a very dedicated
Christian who loved to give out. His great philanthropy earned him
numerous awards during his life time. Late Engr. Philip Hughes died on
the 9th day of February 2008 at the age of 82 years, and his WILL is
now ready for execution.

According to him this money is to support your humanitarian activities
and to help the poor and the needy.

Please If I reach you as I am hopeful, endeavor to get back to me as
soon as possible to enable me conclude my job. You should forward
along your current telephone number, including your current mailing
address.

I hope to hear from you in no distant time.

Yours in His service,

Daniel D. Benson, Esq

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