419 scam: "Dr.Milton Priye." <soro_bark@yahoo.pt> Attention My dear,Order from His Excellency, Dr.Thomas Yayi Boni,

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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.
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.
- +22964371941 (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.
- mrsmarthaoceni@list.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Milton Priye." <soro_bark@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: "Dr.Milton Priye." <mrsmarthaoceni@list.ru>
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 11:42:51 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Attention My dear,Order from His Excellency, Dr.Thomas Yayi Boni,

Â Attention My dear,Order from His Excellency, Dr.Thomas Yayi Boni,

I am Dr.Milton Priye,I am director with a bank here in my country Republic of Benin,we received order from the president, His Excelency Dr.Thomas Boni Yayi to transfer the sum of $950,000, Nine hundred and fifty thousand United States Dollars for you and the said sum has just been transferred to one of our corresponding banks in your country for immediate payment to you.

The paying bank is now waiting for you to contact them with the back up legal documents for the said fund transfer so that they will remit your fund into your bank account. So you are advice for record purpose your full name, contact address and telephone to our Protocol officer in Republic of Benin,to enable her send to you the back up legal documents for the already transferred fund which you will be submitting to the paying bank to enable them release your fund to you.

You can reach the protocol officer Mrs. Martha Oceni using her email address (mrsmarthaoceni@list.ru) or telephone number +229 64371941.

Please take note also that you are to pay the sum of $98 for the delivery of your fund transfer legal documents as the beneficiary.

Base on the above information's,you are advise then to co-operate with Mrs. Martha Oceni so that your fund transfer legal documents can be sent to you.

That is it for now and congratulations and a very prosperous new year.

Dr.Milton Priye.

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