419 scam: Mr Benjamin Agyei Ahulu <mrbenjaminagyyie@gmail.com> Compliment of the season

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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.
- mrbenjaminagyyie@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Benjamin Agyei Ahulu <mrbenjaminagyyie@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 08:29:26 +0000
Subject: Compliment of the season

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Hello,
Compliment of the season

I am contacting you base on trust and confidentiality. I hope this mail
meets you in good manner. My name is Mr. Benjamin Agyei Ahulu; I am the
head of financial control in United Bank For Africa Group (UBA). I am 47
years of age and married with 2 lovely kids. It may interest you to hear
that I am a man of PEACE and INTEGRITY; I only hope we can assist each
other, I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit you and
I.As the head of financial control in "United Bank For Africa Group (UBA),
It is my duty to send a financial report to our head office at the end of
each annual general meeting.During our second quarter annual general
meeting which ended 2 weeks ago, I discovered that my branch in which I am
the head of financial control made an excess profits amount of "Four
Million and Eight Hundred Thousand united States Dollars [US$4,800,000.00]
which my head office are not aware of and will never be aware of. I have
since placed the funds in what we called "Escrow Suspense Accountâ€ without
any beneficiary; As the head of financial control in this bank, I can not
be directly connected to this money, this is why I am contacting you for
you to assist me so that you will receive the money in your bank account as
the beneficiary for us to share, The funds will be shared 50% for you and
50% for me. This excess profits amount is due to the over contract payments
that has been carried out here in my branch since last year.

All I need from you is to work with me, I will put you as the right
depositor/ beneficiary of the funds, who made the deposit in my branch so
that my bank head office can make the transfer into your designated bank
account. I will furnish you with more detailed steps to proceed on this
mutual transaction.I assured you 100% that we can get the funds transfer
successfully if you can follow my instruction and direction, hence I am
here to make sure that everything works out successfully. I will act as
your account officer here in the bank to support the claim in every steps.

I am looking forward to hear from you soonest you read this so that I can
send you more details! Please send your reply to my private
email:mrbenjaminagyyie@gmail.com

Best Regards,

Mr. Benjamin Agyei
Mobile +233236979619

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