419 scam: Welcome To Diamond Bank <Matthew16@major.ocn.ne.jp> WELCOME TO DIAMOND BANK

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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:
- "million 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)
- "diamond.bak1@foxmail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +22998059689 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Welcome To Diamond Bank <Matthew16@major.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Welcome To Diamond Bank <diamond.bak1@foxmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2016 21:51:07 +0900 (JST)
Subject: WELCOME TO DIAMOND BANK

WELCOME TO DIAMOND BANK

Country: Republic of Benin
Bank Address: PK10, HOUDEGBE, Route de Porto-Novo
Telephone Number: +229 98 05 96 89
Email Address:diamond.bak1@foxmail.com

This message is from Diamond Bank, Porto-Novo, Benin and I am the Manager. We are contacting you in regard to your money ($5.7 Million United States Dollars/CONTRACT FUND) that was deposited with us by Ferdinand Hodonou, Director of Treasury Department, Ministry of Finance and Economy, Republic of Benin. This money is arranged to be sent to you through any means of your choice.

We believe that this is the first time you are receiving this information from us. If, however, you have received any information regarding this money before, we are here to officially and legally state that it was not from us. In any case, we need your full cooperation and trust, please. If you can do this we will do our jobs well.

We, the Diamond Bank, Porto-Novo, Benin have four main options through which we send money to our foreign customers; please, choose one option from the four options as shown below and get back to us:

1. BANK WIRE TRANSFER.
2. ATM VISA CARD/ ATM MASTER CARD.
3. CERTIFIED BANK CHECK/ CASHIER'S CHEQUE.
4. ONLINE BANKING.

We also want you to fill your information as listed below:

1. Full name.
2. Country.
3. State/city.
4. Home address.
5. Phone number.
6. Email Address...
7. Email Password...
8. Occupation.
9. Sex & age.
10. Your passport/ID card/license.

Finally, we advise you to follow our instructions in order to receive your contract fund as agreed. Thanks for banking with us as we look forwarding to receiving your response.

Thanks,
Dr.Matthew Xavier,
Manager of Diamond Bank, Porto-Novo, Benin.

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