419 scam: "Grace Benjamin" <poboxoffice@yahoo.co.uk> My Dearest,

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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:
- "the consignment" (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)
- "trunk box" (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)
- "consignment " (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Grace Benjamin" <poboxoffice@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: <gracebenjamin1@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2015 20:21:44 -0700
Subject: My Dearest,

My Dearest,

I am Madam Grace Benjamin,the fact remains that we have never met before , but I want you to listen to the voice from above which mandates me and you to look after the motherless, war victims or less privileged children.

The widows and our children who have abused their lives with all sorts of drugs are not left out here and I believe if we have team up with one mind and pursue them our reward will be from above..my late husband Mr. Alexander Benjamin who worked with British Embassy in Ivory Coast for more than 25yrs before he met his sudden death although that our 35 years of marriage did not produce any fruit of womb and now i am suffering from cancer of leukemia which the doctors has confirmed to me that i will not last long due to the last diagnoses result which i received right here at the Hospital in Ivory Coast where i am been treated right now.

I dont have the access of replying your mails as you may wish because I am being assisted by the nurse here, but before providing other vital details concerning this proposal , Now My late husband deposited one trunk box of consignment which contains 5.5mEuros in a security Company, as a family valuable before he died and now that the doctors has confirmed to me that i have a short life of living hence we have no child that will inherit the fund i decided to introduce you to the security company where the consignment was deposited for claims and use the fund to help less privileged homes where a lot of people are suffering with different kinds of sickness ( EBOLA AND HIV AIDS VIRUS DISEASE) as a promise which my late husband made before he died to help the less privileged homes so that his spirit will be at rest.

Please ask any question on any area you require clarification before we move into the introductory and documentary sections. I don't entertain bulky mail, just go straight to the point. so that i will give you every documents regarding to the consignment and order the security company to send the consignment to you or you go for claims in their office.

I await your response for more details to be given to you.

Mrs. Grace Benjamin.

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