419 scam: Paul M Eric <paul1234564@aol.com> BENEFIT TRANSACTION

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Paul M Eric <paul1234564@aol.com>
Reply-To: paul123456e@aol.com
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2018 10:17:11 GMT
Subject: BENEFIT TRANSACTION

Dear Friend.
From Dr.Paul M Eric, The Audit and Account Manager (A.D.B)Bank in Ouagadougou, West Africa,
Please i have a business transaction for the benefit of both of us. In my department i discovered an abandoned sum of US$10.2 Million Dollars, In an account that belongs to one of our late foreign customer who died on Air crash with her family member years ago, ever Since she died, Nobody to claim the left over balance in her account, and due to my bank constitutions is only a foreigner that is eligible to claim this funds from my bank, it is therefore upon this discovery that i decided to seek your assistance to present you as a business partner for my bank to transfer the funds to your account. I will give you the guide lines of how we can achieve this transfer of the balance US$10.2 Million Dollars to your account, the fund will be share 50/50%. by both of us, there is No risk involve in this business i am here to guide you, if accept by you please furnish me the following information for more details, I look forward to your response.

YOUR FULL NAMES:.......
YOUR ADDRESS:...........
YOUR PRIVATE CELL PHONE NUMBER:.......
YOUR AGE/SEX:............
COUNTRY:...................

Best Regards
Dr.Paul M Eric.

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