419 scam: "Mr. Ban Ki-Moon" <morganadams@representative.com> Attention:Beneficairy.

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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:
- "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)
- ",000,000" (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)
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.
- +27839847464 (South Africa, 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.
- forexdept@accountant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Ban Ki-Moon" <morganadams@representative.com>
Reply-To: bentonsebata@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2018 17:03:38 +0200
Subject: Attention:Beneficairy.

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UNITED NATION
3 Whitehall Court London
SW1A 2EL United Kingdom

Attention:Beneficairy.

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and family? You may not
understand why this mail came to you. I wish to inform

you that we have been having a meeting with the IMF for the past 1 month
now which ends yesterday in regards to innocent

individual who has been a victim of scam that was going on in African
and Europe, this Organization(UNITED NATIONS) have

agreed to compensate them with the sum of US$2,000,000.00 (Two million
united states dollars)

This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their
Contract sum, and some people that have an

unfinished Transaction/International Businesses that failed due to one
problem or the other.

Going through our data base your email contacts and name was found on
the list and that is why we are contacting you for

you to receive your own compensation and this said money will be paid.

you are require to re-confirming the following details as specified
below to affect the transfer of aforementioned amount

to your designated account details:

{1}. Your Full Name and Address.
{2}. Your Confidential Tel, Cell and Fax.
{3). Your Bank name and address.
{4). Your A/c Name and A/c Numbers.
(5). Your Swift Code / Routing Numbers.

it will be transfered to you from our Authorized Bank in South Africa
You are advised to contact the paying bank

Name: Mr. Benton Sebata

Bank Name: Ubank of South Africa.

Direct Telephone Number+27 839847464

Fax Number:0027865137601

Email: forexdept@accountant.com

As he is our Legal Representative in SOUTH AFRICA , contact him
immediately for your own Fund.

Best regards,
Secretary-General
Mr. Ban Ki-Moon

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