419 scam: "Mrs Francine Brown" <sherri_consultant@live.com> Your Compensation Fund $2,700,000 Million

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "federal republic of benin" (Benin, Cameroon, etc. are no Federal Republics, unlike Nigeria where this type of scam was invented)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- +22968441792 (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.
- bk.financialltd@kimo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Francine Brown" <sherri_consultant@live.com>
Reply-To: bk.financialltd@kimo.com
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:12:14 +0600 (BDT)
Subject: Your Compensation Fund $2,700,000 Million

Attn legal Beneficiary,

This is to inform you that you are listed and approved for this payments
Compensation fund as one of the mail address win victims, during the last
UN meeting held at Port-novo, Capital Of Benin,it was alarmed so much by
the rest of the world in the meeting on the loose of funds by various
foreigners to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the
world. The president of this country DR.Yayi Bony is now proved to pay 50
victims of this operator USD$2,700,000 million each to retain the good
image of this country and you are listed for the payment as one of the
scammed victims.E-mail: ( bk.financialltd@kimo.com )

The INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND contacted us for the release of your money
acouple of hours ago due to your allocated security code. They said that
they choose to send it to you through Western Union instead of courrier
services because there's many fake courrier company here so we dont trust
any of them. We are unable to complete a transfer directed at an e-mail
address,so we require some more information in order to complete this
transfer.

This payment was arrangement by the Federal Republic of Benin Government,
under the co-operation of the new civilian Head of State, President
DR.Yayi Bony and the Governor of Central Bank of Benin.E-mail: (
bk.financialltd@kimo.com )

Your payment will be sending to you by Diamond bank Western Union, you
will be receiving your payment by usd$5000.00 every day twice till you
receive the usd$2,700,000 million The director administrator trust funds
have already signed your payment, kindly contact the below person who is
in position to release your payment through Western Union by usd$5000.00
per a day twice

Kindly Contact Western union Agent:
Rev.Tony Mike
E-mail: ( bk.financialltd@kimo.com )
Phone +229-68441792

The Western Union Money transfer center has been mandated to issue out
your payment and you have to stop any further communication with any other
person(s) or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment.

Note that the administrator payment needs this detail from you to process
your payment:

Your Receiver___________
Your Country___________
Your City______________
Your Tel_______________
Your Passport__________

Yours in service.
Sincerly Mrs Francine Brown
Financial Minister Federal Republic of Benin.

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