419 scam: "Yasmine Ahmed"<chenchong@zhmhg.com> Dear Friend

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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 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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
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.
- +22998574399 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Yasmine Ahmed" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <esqmorisbrown@qq.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2017 02:56:45 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend

UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA BENIN
BUREAU CENTER PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
OFFICE OF THE DIECTOR
MORIS BROWN
(UBA) PAYMENT BUREAU CENTER.

Dear Beneficiary,

In the course of our General Auditing and Account revision of the last quarter of the year 2015 ending

within few Months from now, we discovered that the Bank Accounts with sum of $7.5 Million United States

Dollars belonging to some Benefactors have been changed on the basis that the owners have died some

time last two weeks or have given out an authorization note of change of data. After the

investigations, however,it was revealed that there are Foreigners who are collaborating with Retired

Staffs to make these changes illegally without the knowledge of the Bonifide Benefactors and one traced

to your own change is this Mr Rick Jones who said you are dead, hence they have forwarded some

documents of funeral service held for you so as to divert your fund. They have also forwarded to this

office account below as the new account that will receive this money:

Bank:Hang Seng Bank
Bank Address: 83 Des Veoux Road,Central-Hong Kong
Account Name: Rick Jones
Account Number: 235-325172-882
Bank Code: 024
Swift Code: HASEHKHH

But we wanted to confirm if actually this is true and hence decided to write to your email address

which after 2 days from now and there is no response, we will then know that you are dead indeed and go

on with the transfer. If proved otherwise by you that you did not die, please forward to us all the

related Benefactors particulars including your

Your Full Name:.....
Your Residential Address:....
Your Telephone number:.....
Your Occupation:.......
A valid Copy of International/Driver License

These details from you will help to assist us reach a conclusion that you are not dead.Anything

contrary to this claim will help us charge this man to court and prosecute him while your fund will be

paid to you immediately without any further delay.You have to get back to us on time for us to commence

legal proceedings against Mr. Rick Jones and his accomplices.

Yours truly,
Mr.Moris Brown
Financial System Stability
+229 98574399

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