419 scam: "Dr.Benjamin William Timothy" <dr.benjamin.t.w@hotmail.com> Ref.Debt Collector in Usa.

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Benjamin William Timothy" <dr.benjamin.t.w@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: Dr.Benjamin.WilliamTimothy@dr.com
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 02:30:11 +0200
Subject: Ref.Debt Collector in Usa.

Debt Collector in Usa

I have an outstanding invioce of $1,533,23 owed to me by an American company
for about 9 months now I want you to look for debt collectors to collect the
money on your behalf. I will make you an administrator and once they
collect the
debt,they will pay it to you and you can use it for your project.

So now start calling debt collectors,usualyy Business to Business debt
collectors or attorneys. Once you get a good one,let me know so I can
send you the invioce and the company information you can sign up with them. I
know the company will pay once the debt collector contacts them.

Very Important: Ask the debt collection agency call how long it will
take them
to pay you once they debtor pays them,that is once they collect the money from
the company,how long will it take them to transfer the money to you after
taking their commision.

I know the debtor company will pay once the collectors threaten them with
Lawsuites and negative reporting with DUN and BRADSTREET. So hurry up and sign
with them so they can start paying

Regards
Dr.Benjamin.William Timothy

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