419 scam: "DR.Bill Stein" <mary.bianchi@alice.it> Attention:Dear Email Owner

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "billstein098@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "billstein098@outlook.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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- +22968597843 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR.Bill Stein" <mary.bianchi@alice.it>
Reply-To: billstein098@outlook.com
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2017 12:25:39 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Attention:Dear Email Owner

From the desk of Bill Stein
Western Union [WU] Benin Republic.
NO.08 Sean Piere Paul Porto Novo.
Phone Number +22968597843
Email: billstein098@outlook.com
CALL OR TEXT SMS +22968597843

We apologize for the delay on the second transfer of your payment and all the
inconveniences we might put you through, while we were having some minor
problems with our transfer payment system which result to postponed all payment
transfer after receiving your first transfer few months ago.
we apologies once again.

But first it is our privileged to congratulate you as you received your first
transfer payment successfully, and thanks for notifying us that you have
received your first payment.
once again congrats

As payment transfer which was postponed few months ago just commence now.
We text to notify you that we are on set to activate on the second transfer of
your $6.200.000.00 usd. which you have long waited for.
we have made all the necessary arrangement to activate and start sending your
second transfer, but before we activate it, your attention is needed for
awareness in order to provide your current transfer information's, so that we
will not beheld responsible for paying into wrong account.

For your current transfer detail's, kindly reconfirm to us the following

Bank Name........
Account Name......
Account Number......
Address........
Phone Number........

After you have provided all this information's your second transfer will be
transferred into your account within an interval of 24 hour's, and please
remember to let us know when you your second transfer payment gets into your
account so that we can upload immediately in our office that you have received
your first and second transfer and your fund valued $12.400.000.00.usd. has
been successfully transferred to you.

You alerted reply urgent

Well wisher
DR.Bill Stein
Director. Western Union Benin
NO.08 Sean Piere Paul Porto Novo.
Phone Number +22968597843
Email:billstein098@outlook.com

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