419 scam: "Dr. Benneth Joseph" <lisa@byersn.com> from African Development Bank

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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:
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "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)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "abuja" (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.
- +2348022070289 (Nigeria, 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.
- drbenjoseph5@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Benneth Joseph" <lisa@byersn.com>
Reply-To: benjoseph1956@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2018 04:44:39 -0700
Subject: from African Development Bank

African Development Bank
Plot 813, Lake Chad Crescent
Maitama District
Abuja, Nigeria.

Attention: Beneficiary.

We apologize for the delay on the delivery of your ATM VISA CARD and
all the inconveniences we might put you through, while we were having
some minor problems in uploading your fund transfer into an ATM MASTER
CARD for delivery. Which in all case not meeting up with our delivery
service. Once again we apologize

Note that you have a registered ATM VISA CARD of ($6.400.000.00 USD)
to be delivered to you by through Express Courier Company. Having review all the
obstacles and problems surrounding the transfer of your ($6.400,000.00
USD) Six Million Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars, We the
Board of Directors (African Development Bank) ordered our Foreign Payment
Remittance Unit to issue you a CORPORATE VISA CARD where your payment
was uploaded few days ago.

Immediately we got your Payment uploaded into CORPORATE VISA CARD, we
ordered for the delivery of your ATM VISA CARD via Express Courier
in other to bit the time already wasted with this payment.

You are hereby adviced to forward the below informations for upadte to express delivery company. forward the address as stated below:

YOUR FULL NAME:â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦.
YOUR HOUSE ADDRESS:â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦ {NOT P.O BOX}
YOUR CITY/AREA:â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦
YOUR CELL PHONE NUMBER:â€¦
YOUR ID CARD :â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦

Kindly Note that the bank will only take care of the delivery cost, They will proceed immediately to your Home Address as soon as they
receives your current delivery details.

Note. your ATM visa card withdrawing access PIN number is (2424) take
note, once you receive the ATM card take it to any ATM teller machine
or POS cash point around your area and slot the card and enter the PIN
number (2424) to activate and start withdrawing thereafter, or you can
ask your delivery agent to activate the ATM card for you before
leaving. Make sure you enter the 4 digit code yourself for security
reason. Finally, be informed that we left an instruction to your
delivery agent DHL, for urgent delivery of your ATM Visa Card,
immediately you forward him the required information, feel free to get
in touch with him today.

Thanks,

Dr. Benneth Joseph
Call phone +2348022070289
Email ;drbenjoseph5@gmail.com
Director ATM and Risk Management.

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