419 scam: Blaise Talla <blaise.talla@hotmail.com> From Benjamin Asraf,

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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:
- ",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)
- "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)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Blaise Talla <blaise.talla@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2014 05:24:06 +0100
Subject: From Benjamin Asraf,

>From Benjamin Asraf,

Please, I decided to contact you directly for your guidelines and assistance in making a business investment. My name is Benjamin Asraf, I am the only Son of late Mohammad Asraf. I will like to tell you one secret about me and my intentions, my fathers relatives made some attempts on my life in order to inherit my fathers wealth. Due to this attitude of my father's relatives, I decided to run to Accra Ghana where i am presently living in a Charity Home.

I really do not mean to waste your time. Considering the fact that this is a 6,000,000.00 British Pounds (GBP)' business, I hope you understand why I have been very careful and also because we have not met face to face. I want to put my faith in you because I trust you and trust is something we cannot buy but we can build so I wish to build an everlasting relationship with you by trusting to do this business with you.

Before the death of My father he was a big exporter of Gold from Sierra Leone and Ghana to India and My late father gave me a secret concerning money he deposit with Royal Bank of Scotland. He deposits 6,000,000.00 British Pounds (GBP) in my name as the next of kin. And I want you to help me transfer this money to your Account and as soon as the money is transfer to your Account you will help me to come to your country and you will also help me to invest the money in your country ok.

Remain Blessed
Benjamin Asraf

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