419 scam: His Excellency Dr Thomas Yayi Boni <xiangqingz@yahoo.com.sg> FROM GOVERNMENT HOUSE BENIN REPUBLIC WEST AFRICAN ECOWAS

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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
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.
- +22968354142 (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.
- exellencydrthomasyayiboni@yahoo.co.uk (Yahoo, United Kingdom; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: His Excellency Dr Thomas Yayi Boni <xiangqingz@yahoo.com.sg>
Reply-To: exellencydrthomasyayiboni@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 03:15:50 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: FROM GOVERNMENT HOUSE BENIN REPUBLIC WEST AFRICAN ECOWAS

FROM GOVERNMENT HOUSE BENIN REPUBLIC WEST AFRICAN ECOWAS THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT HOUSE, DESK OF HIS EXCELLENCY DR THOMAS YAYI BONI.OFFICE ALLOCATION/ 7812 Parakuo Office Old Road Avenue Benin Rep.OFFICE HOTLINE/ +229-68354142 WEBSITE/www.DrThomasyayiboni.president.com
MOTTO/ TO SERVE THE COUNTRY WITH HUMULITY AND UNITY

ATTENTION:

Good day, before I commence I will like to indicate my gratitude well know to you, it might sound you ridicules, this message is from the department of government of Benin Republic West African, why I took the obligation to write you is that I as the president of the nation are having a great problem with the united nation and Korean embassy here in my country all because of you.
Now I want to let you know that it have been a war here for a week and two days now, so I decided to control everything with my veto power bestowed on me as the president of the country you can go through my profile so that you will get me right ok

www.DrThomasyayiboni.president.com now I want to share this with you and I want you to tell me the whole truth and nothing but the truth so that I will know how to face the circumstance, have you been sending fee to this country? 2. Have you received any money from any one from this country? 3. Can you state people whom you have been sending money to and with their phone numbers?

Please I need your urgent respond and I want you never put fear in this matter just be sincere with me and tell me how thing have been all this while, am having problem now with united nation and Korean embassy here, putting me and my country as a fraudsters on BBC NEWS so your name was among those been scammed from my country and I will like you to indicate to me perfectly.

Waiting to hear from you toward these imperative thanks
Sincerely,

His Excellency Dr Thomas Yayi Boni
E-Mail:( exellencydrthomasyayiboni@yahoo.co.uk)

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