419 scam: "Mr. Bayo Bassu Fayemi"<bayo.fayemi123@gmail.com> We need your approval & confirmation

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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:
- "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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- +22998646240 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Bayo Bassu Fayemi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bayo.fayemi@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 00:28:34 -0700
Subject: We need your approval & confirmation

Dear Beneficiary,

How are you doing today? I hope you are getting better. There is an important issue therefore we need your urgent and immediate response over this matter. A report we had from MR. ROBERT PEREUX of [1062 DRESDEN DRIVE WEST, CHARLOTTE, NC 28205, USA] recently hereby stated that you are on a sick bed and incapacitated. He further stated that he is your business associates and you gave him the POWER OF ATTORNEY (POA) and legally authorized him to inherit all your properties, wealth and legacy.

He therefore contacted our office recently base on your CONTRACT/INHERITANCE fund and payment valued [US$10,500,000.00] Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars, which we are about to transfer to you. But he requested that your fund [US$10.5m] should now be transfer and wire directly into his personal Bank Account provided to us instead of yours.

However, for safety and security purposes, we have decided to contact you first over this matter for your confirmation, approval and clarification before releasing the money to MR. ROBERT PEREUX as your NEXT OF KIN as he claimed and stated. Please we need your immediate response and clarifications on this matter to enable us act accordingly and transfer the money to your Agent, MR. ROBERT PEREUX as soon as possible. We need your confirmation, assent and approval in order to avoid any wrong transaction or double claim thereafter therefore kindly respond and clarify us immediately over this matter upon receiving this message/email ok.

Thanks for your understanding and anticipated co-operations over this matter.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. Bayo Bassu Fayemi.
Chairman, Payment Committee
African Union.
Tel: +229-9864-6240.

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