419 scam: "Mr.Benson Kelly"<fax@hild.fr> Your Reply Means A Lot ( Contact Mrs.William)

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "i will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
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.
- rebeccawilliam@techie.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Benson Kelly" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rebeccawilliam@techie.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 18:34:57 +0300
Subject: Your Reply Means A Lot ( Contact Mrs.William)

Dear Friend,

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family? I hope this mail meets you in a perfect condition. I am using this opportunity to thank you for your great effort to our unfinished transfer of fund into your account due to one reason or the other best known.

But I want to inform you that I have successfully transferred the fund out of my bank to someone else account who was capable of assisting me in this great Venture.

Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trustworthiness you showed at the course of the transaction, I want to compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the sum of $900,000.00 I have instructed Mrs.Rebecca William to help you for the processing of transfer of the fund into your bank account.

I will advice you to contact her for more details for the processing of your claims. Make sure you forward all your banking details to her and please don't make any mistakes with your banking details to avoid wrong transfer.

The name and contact address is as follows.

Name: Mrs.Rebecca William
Email: rebeccawilliam@techie.com

Contact Mrs.Rebecca William immediately because at this time, I am very busy here with the investment projects which I and my new partner are having at hand In Toronto Canada.

Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hope to hear from you soon.

Best regards,

Mr.Benson Kelly

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