419 scam: "BANK OF AFRICA BENIN REPUBLIC"<scamvictim_paydept@boa.com> Your Compensation And File Code: 082313075 As Scam Victim!

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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:
- "million united state 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "boa.beninrepm.svdept@globomail.com" (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.
- +22967272893 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "BANK OF AFRICA BENIN REPUBLIC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <boa.beninrepm.svdept@globomail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 20:04:42 +0100
Subject: Your Compensation And File Code: 082313075 As Scam Victim!

SCAM VICTIM COMPENSATION PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD/WIRE TRANSFER
BANK OF AFRICA PAYMENT BOARD 2013/2014
COMPENSATIONS PAYMENT OPERATIONS.

This is to bring to your notice that the United Nations has ordered the management of Bank Of Africa to pay 100 Africa 419 scam victims $1,000,000 (ONE Million UNITED STATE DOLLARS) each. Note that you were listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims and so you are required to get back to us immediately so we can proceed with the payment of your $1,000,000 (ONE Million UNITED STATE DOLLARS) compensations funds.

On this faithful recommendations, I want you to know that during the last United Nations meeting held in Porto Novo, capital Of Benin Republic. It was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by various foreigners to the scams artists operating syndicates all over the world today, especially in Africa. In other to retain the good image of Africa once again, the President of the UNITED NATION Mr. Vuk Jeremic of Serbia has decided on paying 100 victims of this fraudsters $1,000,000 (ONE Million UNITED STATE DOLLARS) each. And due to the corrupt and inefficient banking system in Africa, the Bank Of Africa was chosen as the corresponding paying bank under funding assistance by the National Westminster Bank London.

According to the number of applicants at hand, 56 beneficiaries has been paid, most of the victims are from the United States, Europe and Asia, we still have 44 victims left to be paid the compensation of $1,000,000 (ONE Million UNITED STATE DOLLARS) each. Your particulars was mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested in Africa as one of their victims of their operations, so you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to them for any reason whatsoever because the UNITED STATE SECRET SERVICE is already on trace of other criminals out there. You can receive your compensations payments via ATM CARD or via WIRE TRANSFER.

Furthermore you are advice to reconfirm the following: Full name, Address, Age, Country, Occupation, Contact number and an Identity card to the Swift Payment Director.

You are to contact him with the below information's:

SWIFT PAYMENT DIRECTOR
BANK OF AFRICA
Mr. ALFRED D. ANTHONY
Email:(boa.beninrepm.svdept@globomail.com)
TELPHONE:+229-67 27 28 93

NB: Call him immedaitely you get this mail to enable him speed up and commence with your choice of payment.

MS. CLARA KPEVI
Secretary B.O.A

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