419 scam: odion drjosphe9 <odion.drjosphe9@gmail.com> Dear Beloved

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "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)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "federal republic of benin" (Benin, Cameroon, etc. are no Federal Republics, unlike Nigeria where this type of scam was invented)
- "drcharleslepape@yahoo.in" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +22999430846 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: odion drjosphe9 <odion.drjosphe9@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:30:26 +0100
Subject: Dear Beloved

Dear Beloved,

I am Dr.Charles Lepape, Senior Accountant & the Auditor General
Manager of BANK OF AFRICA, of the Federal Republic of Benin.I Work
with BANK OF AFRICA in Cotonou Benin Rep. It is my wish to solicit
your assistance in a business opportunity that will be benefited for
you and I.

During our investigation and Auditing in my Bank, in my department I
came across an abandoned sum of money (Eight Million One Hundred
Thousand US Dollars) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign
customer late Mrs. Alida J., a citizen o f Lebanon who died along with
her entire
family.

I wish to know if we can work together. I would like you to stand as
her Next of Kin to a Fixed Deposit of US$8,100,000.00which she made to
our Bank.She died and left nobody behind as her Next of Kin.

The Funds can be transferred to you either through Bank to Bank wire
transfer into any account of your choice. Please get back to me
through either by phone or email if you are interested to know much
about this transaction.
Reply through my private email:(drcharleslepape@yahoo.in)

Thanks for your understanding.
Dr.Charles Lepape
+2299943-0846

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