419 scam: Mr Angelus Bernard <ferrygee@gmail.com> Dear Customer,

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "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.
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.
- +22994615151 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- stetartglobalsarlbenin@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Angelus Bernard <ferrygee@gmail.com>
Reply-To: stetartglobalsarlbenin@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2017 08:47:29 -0800
Subject: Dear Customer,

Dear Customer,

The Board of Federal Ministry of Finance Benin Republic.After meeting
held on 15th of September 2017. His Excellence and the GOVERNOR OF
CENTRAL BANK OF BENIN DR SOGLO Instructed the Ministry of Finance
Department to send your funds to you.due to the fact that we don't
have your direct bank account number they draft your fund into an ATM
MASTER CARD.the management of this company Stetart, wishes to inform
you that We received the package this morning from Federal Ministry of
Finance Benin Republic a package containing an ATM Master Card valued
$1.5 million USD with some vital documents attached on it,for safe
delivery to your residential address in your country.

This parcel was brought to us this morning by Federal Ministry of
Finance Benin Republic,please reconfirm the below information, to
avoid delivery of your ATM Master Card to wrong hand.

YOUR FULL NAME:...................
COUNTRY:...........................
DELIVERY ADDRESS:...................
PHONE NUMBER:........................
YOUR COUNTRY POSTAL CODE..............
OCCUPATION:..........................
AGE:.................................
PASSPORT OR DRIVING LICENSE........

We will register your package and send you the tracking numbers before
we proceed for safety delivery of your package as soon as you
reconfirm the required information for safety delivery.

Stetart Global Sarl is one of the world's great success stories, the
start-up that revolutionized the delivery of packages and
information.since 1969 we've grown up and grown into a diverse family
of companies as Stetart that's bigger, stronger, better than ever.

Yours in service

BELOW IS THE COURIER COMPANY INFORMATION'S.
COURIER NAME: STETART GLOBAL SARL COURIER COMPANY.
ATTENTION: PERSON INCHARGE: DR. JOHN WILLIAMS.
POSITION: FOREIGN DELIVERY DEPARTMENT.
ADDRESS: 25 SABO GARI CRESCENT COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC
TELL: +229 94 61 51 51
E-MAIL:( stetartglobalsarlbenin@gmail.com )

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