419 scam: "MR. JAMES OXFORD" <jeprotegebtsa@benintelecoms.bj> URGENT REPLY NEEDED

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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:
- ",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)
- "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- +447452282904

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. JAMES OXFORD" <jeprotegebtsa@benintelecoms.bj>
Reply-To: elgarusi@tin.it
Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2019 12:20:30 -0700
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED

HELLO,
My name is Mr. James Oxford, I work in the foreign deposit and investment division of my bank (STANDARD CHARTERED BANK,LONDON HEAD OFFICE as the director of international remittance department, I have worked here at my bank for 10 years, and when I started working here I discovered $50,000,000.00 equivalent in pounds sterling that has been abandoned for more than 10 years before I started working here and up until now 20 years in total the funds has not been touched, I decided to look into it only to discover that the funds belong to a customer who died many years ago and he does not have Next of Kin, this is why the funds has been sitting dormant and unclaimed.

The reason why I am contacting you is because your surname and his own surname are the same ,and I would like to work in partnership with you to claim the funds from my bank, after I present you to my bank as the next of kin and the beneficiary of the funds, my bank will release the funds to you and together we will both split it into two places between us, this transaction is very safe because I am the one who will process the release of the funds, after you receive the funds into your bank account we will split it into two $25,000,000.00 for you and $25,000,000.00 for me.

If you agree and you are interested send the listed information's as indicated below to enable us start the required process to releasing the funds to you.

Keep this information confidential.

SEND:
Full Name.....................................
Mobile Number.................................
Office Number.................................
Home Telephone................................
Fax...........................................
Home Address..................................

Mr. James Oxford
Director of International
Remittance Department,
Standard Charttered Bank HQ,
N0 1 Basinghall Ave, London EC2V 5DD, UK.
Direct Mobile: +447452282904

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