419 scam: Benjamin Anani <benjanani3@outlook.com> Business Proposal !

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "to your nominated bank account" (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)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- mrbenjaminanani@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Benjamin Anani <benjanani3@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <mrbenjaminanani@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2015 00:01:02 +0000
Subject: Business Proposal !

Dear Friend,With regards to my search for foreign investment, I wish to bring to your notice my interest to partner with you on a great business opportunity My name is Mr. Benjamin Anani, I am interested in exploring ways to establish business relationship with you. Kindly furnish me with full investment strategy and business proposal for my study I am the manager of the International Commercial Bank Limited, Ghana, I am a Ghanaian married with three children. I am writing to solicit your assistance in the noble transfer of USD 3,800,000.00. This fund is the excess of what my branch in which I am the manager made as profit during the year in my Head Office here in Accra and they will never know of this Excess.
I have since then, placed this amount of USD 3,800,000.00 Three Million Eight hundred Thousand United States Dollars on a SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without a beneficiary. I am currently seeking a means of expanding and relocating business interest in the following sectors: Banking Real estate, Stock speculation and mining, Transportation and Tobacco, Agriculture, Oil and gas and Gold dust.
As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money thus I am impelled to request for your assistance to receive this money into your bank account. I intend to part 30% of this fund to you while 70% shall be for me. I do need to stress that there are practically no risk involved in this. It is going to be a bank-to-bank transfer to your nominated bank account anywhere you feel safer.
All I need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund. If you accept this offer, I will appreciate your timely responses.
With regards,Mr.Benjamin Anani.Pls reply back to me via my personal address as below: Email: mrbenjaminanani@gmail.com

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