419 scam: "Genevieve Chinaza"<david.teixido@met.es> COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT FROM USA EMBASSY.

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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 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)
- "@diplomats.com" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "cotonou" (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 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.
- patricia_mahoney@diplomats.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Genevieve Chinaza" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <patricia_mahoney@diplomats.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Feb 2020 17:07:19 +0100
Subject: COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT FROM USA EMBASSY.

THE UNITED STATES EMBASSY BENIN REPUBLIC
AMBASSADOR PATRICIA ALICE MAHONEY
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT)
Marina Avenue,01 BP 2012, COTONOU, BENIN
Tel: (229) 99- 39 -73 - 56
Fax:(229) 21- 30 - 66 - 82

Attention: ATM Card Beneficiary,

I wish to use this medium to inform you that your full Payment of USD $7.8 Million (Seven Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars) from ORAL BANK BENIN REPUBLIC have been RELEASED to the USA EMBASSY BENIN and APPROVED for onward transfer to you via an ATM CARD delivery or bank to bank transfer which you will use to withdraw all the USD $7.8 Million in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the world, but the maximum you can withdraw in a day is USD$10,000 Only.

We have mandated ORAL BANK, to send you the ATM CARD and PIN NUMBER which you will use to withdraw all your USD$7.8 Million Dollars in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the world, but as i have mentioned earlier, the maximum amount you can withdraw in a day is USD$10,000 Only.

You are therefore advice to contact the USA AMBASSADOR TO BENIN REPUBLIC Contact Person: E-mail Address: patricia_mahoney@diplomats.com Hon. Patricia Alice Mahoney and inquire from her the amount it will cost you to receive your ATM VISA CARD or have your funds wired to you via bank to bank wire transfer which you will use to withdraw your USD$7.8 Million Dollars in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the world, also send her your direct phone number and contact address where you want her to send the ATM CARD and PIN NUMBER to you.

Thanks for adhering to this instruction and once again accept our congratulations.

Best Regards.
Ms. Genevieve Chinaza, Mni, Psc,

PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO AMBASSADOR PATRICIA ALICE MAHONEY
Marina Avenue,01 BP 2012, COTONOU, BENIN
Tel: (229) 99- 39 -73 - 56
Fax:(229) 21- 30 - 66 - 82
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Mahoney

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