419 scam: "Rev.Robert Koti" <"www."@lime.ocn.ne.jp> Greetings approved beneficiary,

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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:
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
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.
- +22995025297 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Rev.Robert Koti" <"www."@lime.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Rev.Robert Koti" <bgfibank103@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2017 01:21:49 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Greetings approved beneficiary,

Greetings approved beneficiary,

Your name and your contact details was given to this office in respect of your
total inherited/compensation sum owed to you which you have failed to claim
because of either non-compliance of official processes or because of your
unbelief of the reality of your genuine payment.

We wish to bring to you the solution to this problem right now, we have
arranged your payment through our swift card payment centers, that is the
latest instruction from economic community of West African states ECOWAS we
have arranged your payment Via our BGFI Bank ATM Card Payment Center, this is an
instruction passed by the ECOWAS in respect to all over delayed payment and
debt re scheduling.

We will approved BGFI Bank International ATM Cash Card on your
favor which you are to use in accessing your fund in any ATM Stand location
worldwide, our cash card will give you access for amount of withdraw via
internet or any cash ATM machine in the world at maximum of $8,000 per day.
It's easy to manage even with custom options to suit your particular business
needs worldwide Our cash card is available to transfer or withdraw money
through our ISP online transfer withdraw banking system anywhere you are in the
world and you are also given the option to transfer funds from your ATM card to
your local bank account. So if you like to receive your fund in this way,
please let us know by contacting us back on the following information.

Full name:
Full mailing info:
Your cell phone line:
Country:
Nearest Airport:

We have been mandated by the ECOWAS parliament to issue out $2 million USD in
your favor this fiscal year. Also for your information, you have to stop any
further communication with any other person or offices to avoid any hitches in
receiving your payment.

Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which
is ATM 202 so you have to indicate this code when contacting us by using it as
your subject.All the necessary arrangement of processing your fund of US $2
million into ATM CASH CARD will be made as soon as we hear from you.

We are here to serve you better.

Regards,
Rev.Robert Koti,
Office Phone: +229 95025297

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