419 scam: " Mr.Ben David" <dj3202618@gmail.com> May Almighty God Bless You!!!

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: " Mr.Ben David" <dj3202618@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bd1579625@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 11:18:51 +0100
Subject: May Almighty God Bless You!!!

May Almighty God Bless You!!!

I have a Mutual/Beneficial Business Project that would be benificial
to you. I only have two questions to ask of you,
if you are interested.

1. Can you handle this project?
2. Can I give you this trust ?

Please note that the deal requires high level of maturity, honesty and
secrecy. This will involve moving some money from my office, on trust
to your hands or bank account.
Also note that i will do everything to make sure that the money is
moved as a purely legitimate fund, so you will not be exposed to any
risk.

I request for your full co-operation. I will give you details and
procedure when I recieve your reply.To commence this transaction, I
require you to immediately indicate your interest by a return reply.

I will be waiting for your response in a timely manner.

Best Regard,
Mr. Ben David

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