419 scam: "Hon. Ernesto Douglas" <associatocastaldi@alice.it> GOOD DAY MY DEAR

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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:
- "transfer into your 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)
- "foreign payment department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
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.
- +22968993758 (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.
- woodforestnationalbanky@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Hon. Ernesto Douglas" <associatocastaldi@alice.it>
Reply-To: woodforestnationalbanky@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2016 05:13:56 +0600 (ALMT)
Subject: GOOD DAY MY DEAR

Welcome to United Nation Organization Foreign Payment Department.

Good day My Dear

I am writing this mail to inform you that finally your funds reg #:
JG1N8875BS worth $4,516,000USD (Four Million, Five Hundred and Sixteen
thousand United States dollars is now deposited with WOODFOREST NATIONAL
BANK located in Benin Republic for onward transfer into your local Bank
account,since this will be the safe and best way to handle this
transaction for security reason.I took this decision because of the so
many restrictions from Courier service while trying to deliver the fund.

Now we have sett up new development with the WOODFOREST NATIONAL BANK of
Benin where your fund deposited with your name and I advise you contact
the Bank with your receiving Bank details for further transfer into your
account without further delay.

The Management of this organization will like to apologize on behalf on
the Federal Government of Benin for long delay of the fund transfer into
your account. On receipt of your mail or phone call to the Payment
officer,your funds will be transferred into your account Under [4working
days.] from the WOODFOREST NATIONAL BANK the arrangement has been
perfectly been made,Instruction letter has been sent to the Bank to remit
your total funds into your account as soon as you contact them.

Note that the WOODFOREST NATIONAL BANK are the people handling your
transfer therefore all you need is to communicate with them today so that
by Tomorrow morning your transfer will commence, I know how much time and
stress its cost me to get the arrangement done accurately without any
error in regards to that effort you need to follow my advise and imbibe my
directive above as well as contacting the paying bank without delay.

I hereby confirm the Bank details you will use to contact the Bank
WOODFOREST NATIONAL BANK Managing Director.

WOODFOREST NATIONAL BANK
Contact Email:===(woodforestnationalbanky@gmail.com
Contact Person:Allen L. Carpenter
Phone:+229-689-93758

I will be waiting for your update once you have contacted them and always
try to update me with all process.
Chief Hon. Ernesto Douglas
United Nation Foreign Payment Director

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