419 scam: "Ambassador chris Raymond." <"www."@lily.ocn.ne.jp> Unknown Claim Over Your Lottery Winning Fund Worth Of $20 Million

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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 state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
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.
- +22999458618 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ambassador chris Raymond." <"www."@lily.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Ambassador chris Raymond." <documentoffice854@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2016 08:36:57 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Unknown Claim Over Your Lottery Winning Fund Worth Of $20 Million

Embassy of Benin Washington DC, The United States
Address: 2124 Kalorama Road, NW Washington,DC 20008.
Head Of Mission: Ambassador . chris Raymond.
Phone: (+229 99458618)
Ref: Payment of $20 Million Approval.

Unknown Claim Over Your Lottery Winning Fund Worth Of $20 Million

The Main truth about your Fund in Africa is that your email address won
the sum of $20 Million from LOTTERY COMPANY BRANCH IN AFRICA BENIN REP.,by a
set-up program called ANNUAL WINNING ONLINE BALLOTING SYSTEM, This program
called Annual Winning Online Balloting System is a program set-up by the World
Organization, and Financially supported by the World Organization including
your Government as means to congratulate the Blessed Lucky winners of the
year,
so luckily to you, your email address was among the earlier emails that won
this $20 Million each to all the emails owners and that is how you become a
winner to this Winning Fund of $20 Million.
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While all the numerous emails and phone calls you have been receiving was from
the old retired workers from Africa who are using their jobless/idleness to
still fees from you all because they knew everything about your Lottery Fund
when they where still in the Office, So that is why you haven't received any
dime irrespective of all your effort.

When this issue was discovered, all Funds in Africa belonging to foreign
Beneficiaries was directed up to this Embassy representing the West Africa
Benin Rep. in NW Washington, DC 20008 USA, with purpose of transferring your
Lottery Fund into your Bank Account from United State.

Although, We have received an instruction from the office of UNITED NATIONS
POPULATION FUNDS ORGANIZATION under the West African Ministry Of Finance, few
days from our correspondence to release your Overdue Compensate awarded payment
fund valued sum of $20 million into your contract account, we are on the
process to open an Domiciliary Bank Account in your name with the BANK OF
AMERICA and forward to you the account information so that you can access your
fund in your account by yourself, But we are surprise this morning when we are
about to open escrow account on your behalf, we received another email from
Mrs. Mary Lynn Brown whom claim to be your COUSIN relative and also your
representative with a letter of trust certificate telling us that she is your
next of kin and you left an instruction to Him for the claim of your (deposited
fund $20 million).

Here are the below account information she forwarded to us to transfer your
fund into her account.

The account which she forward to us as follow.

Bank of America
St. Petersburg, California USA
Bank Telephones: 1 877 984 7465 or 1 866 925 2036
Account Holder Name: Mrs. Mary Lynn Brown.
Customers Address: US Post Office: P.O Box 1956, San Ramona, California 98483
Account No: 9590078501567
Routing No: 031101169

Note: CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE has been made by the same person to
transfer your $20 Million into the above information, Meanwhile if you are not
in support of that, then respond quickly with reconfirmation to the bellow
information's as we don't need any delay at all.

Please, do reconfirm to us as a matter of urgency if this person is from you
and has your authority to receive your fund. If this person is not your
representative, you are requested to contact us without any delay and send this
information as soon as possible, so that your fund value of $20 Million united
state dollars will be released to you through bank telegraphic wire transfer
method.

Furnish your valid data to enable us verify your details.

Your Full Name,
Married/Single,
Current Home Address,
Your Telephone Number,
Age and Sex,
Occupation,
Your Weekly / Monthly Income,
Copy ID or International Passport

However, we shall proceed to issue all payment details to the said person
explained above, if we do not hear from you within the next 4 working days from
today.

Yours Ambassador In Mission.
Phone: +229 99458618
Head Of Mission: Ambassador chris Raymond.
Ambassador Of Benin in USA

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