419 scam: Benton Cedric <bentoncedric@hotmail.fr> Re: Mrs Beentia B. Cedric

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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 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)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Benton Cedric <bentoncedric@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: Benton Cedric <bencedric@mail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 18:59:30 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Re: Mrs Beentia B. Cedric

Hello Dear,

I am childless and I'm a woman suffering from cervical cancer and would like to donate this fund to your care to run a charitable organization. This fund ($9.5 million US dollars) is our hard working effort as my late husband was the director of gold company, a branch in Ivory Coast and the fund was deposited not to be invested in Ivory Coast been that the political problems in Ivory Coast are not stable. This is the reason why he made an agreement with the bank that the fund should be invested in a relationship with a foreign partner/new beneficiary in abroad.

Due to my health situation I'm not able to do business any longer as I have gone through so many operation which I do not know if I will survive the on coming operation that I have signed death or life. So I do not want my husband effort to be in vain and prefer to donate this fund as God directed me in my prayers and dreams. I want if I die my name will not be forgotten on earth and God will reward me in His paradise.
Below is my personal information..
Name : Mrs Beentia Benton Cedric
Husband Name : Dr.Bamba Benton Cedric (deceased)
Hospital address: Rue de cocody bp 01 4567 ABJ
Hospital name : Institut de Cardiologie hospital
Age: 10/05/1967
Children : none.
City name: Abidjan

Please this fund transfer is real and 100% risk free, all you have to do is to follow the instructions that I will provide for you. All the information issued by the bank concerning the fund deposit are with me, I hope you will not disappoint me as I'm willing to donate this fund in your care..
As to proceed in this transfer according to the last visitation made to the bank by my doctor friend, the details of the beneficiary/fund trustee partner should be submitted to the bank for transfer process. To enable my doctor friend visit the bank and introduce you to the bank as the beneficiary/fund trustee partner to the fund, therefore do send me the following....
1.Full names......
2.Address.......
3.Date of birth.....
4.Telephone Number......
5.Occupation.....

As soon as you send me those details, I will advise my doctor friend to visit the bank and introduce you before the bank as the beneficiary/fund trustee partner, who the fund is to be /donated to.

I will be waiting for your respond,
Mrs Beentia .B Cedric

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