419 scam: "Rev.Dr. Chris Joseph," <"www."@adagio.ocn.ne.jp> Attn: 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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Rev.Dr. Chris Joseph," <"www."@adagio.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Rev.Dr. Chris Joseph," <uniontrust1759@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2017 08:36:14 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary,

From The Desk Of Union Trust Bank,Plc
23 Avenue Steimetz Cotonou Benin Republic
Unclaimed Asset/Assets Re-united,
Benin International Remittance Department
Tel:(+229) 9859-6260,

Attn: Beneficiary,

This is to inform you that a compensation payment in the sum of US$10,800,000.00, (Ten Million Eight Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) was legally approved and deposited few days ago with our Bank,Union Trust Bank Plc Branch Office here in 23 Avenue Steimetz Cotonou Benin Republic and it was deposited in your name by the foreign debts settlement/compensation committee of the Executive Directors Of World Bank Group in conjunction with the European Union Board Of Directors and they instructed us to credit this fund direct to your private bank account with immediate effect. Meanwhile, the good news about your fund now is that your compensation payment file with some of the legal documents backing this fund has been forwarded to the US Department of State and the United Nations for final approval, And we shall proceed with the transfer immediately we hear from you because we were mandated to transfer this fund to you as one of the beneficiary whose name was shortlisted for pay with the World Bank foreign debts settlement/compensation.

However, Please note that Union Trust Bank Plc have decided and agreed together to send this payment to you either by bank wire transfer or by online bank transfer services depending the option you would prefer to receive this fund for security purpose, so you are therefore advised to quickly get back to the management of this bank and let us know the option you choose to have your fund credited into your account to enable us proceed with the transfer.

Please kindly complete the form below to enable this bank proceeds immediately with the transfer of your fund as directed.

Full Name:............
Home Address:.......
Age/Occupation:.....
Valid Phone number:.......
State and Country:.......
Means of Identification:........

Kindly get back to us as soon as possible.

Best Regards,
Rev.Dr. Chris Joseph,
Director of Foreign Remittance Department.
union trust bank,plc

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