419 scam: Tony Benson <tony_benson01264@yahoo.co.id> I DID NOT FORGET YOUR EMAIL ADDERSS

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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.
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.
- davmark1@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Tony Benson <tony_benson01264@yahoo.co.id>
Reply-To: davmark1@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:14:44 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: I DID NOT FORGET YOUR EMAIL ADDERSS

Dear Good Friend,

This is to thank you for your past effort. I understand you thought I wasnâ€™t for Real but I thank God for his mercy and favor upon my life. However, I have Succeeded in getting those funds wired, the money has been transferred into the Account provided by a newly founded friend of mine in Mexico.

To compensate you for your past assistance and commitments, I have instructed my Account Manager to prepare an ATM/Master Card in your favor and load the sum of $980,000.00 USD in the Card from my Domiciliary account with them so that you Can make withdrawals and also purchase with the Card online. Note, youâ€™re daily Withdrawal limit is $1,500 USD per day; you can purchase online goods more than $2,000 USD per day. You can only withdraw money with the card in ATM Machine only.

However, this instruction was given to my account officer since

January, and since then Iâ€™ve been in Mexico with my Family, but due

to the little Problem I hard with Mexican Government I was not having access to internet, but I thank God Iâ€™m free now, so the Card is ready to deliver to you and my account Officer has handed it over to Priority fedex delivery Company, For Urgent Delivery.

Please Contact the Dispatch Officer of the fedex delivery Company in nigeria with your mailing Address and contact telephone number. Contact him immediately on: Contact Person: David Mark

Email:(davmark1@hotmail.com)

You can contact him via phone or email so that he can deliver your Card to you, Because the parcel has been with them since June. My account officer Attach all the information you will need to operate the card, both the PIN Code and Direction of Use is boldly written in English Language. Please let me know as soon as you receive the Card so that we can share our joy Together.

Thanks and God bless you and your family.

Yours Truly,

Tony Benson

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