419 scam: "Dr. Mike Muna" <mikemuna51@gmail.com> Your Compensation Bank Draft Of US$12,500,000M

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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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
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.
- benmanafa52@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Mike Muna" <mikemuna51@gmail.com>
Reply-To: benmanafa52@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2021 07:33:19 -0700
Subject: Your Compensation Bank Draft Of US$12,500,000M

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Hello My Dear Good Friend,

I am glad to inform you that I have successfully concluded the
transaction of $375, 000,000 million dollars, the money has been
transferred to Germany through the assistant of Mr. Donald Harrison who
is a Germany base business man. Currently I am in Germany with him and
my wife and children.

However, I did not forget you because you are the source of my success
which you made me what I am now though you are not there to complete
this project with me but I gave all the credit and thanks to you. I know
it is not your fault or rather your wish to back off on me and the
transaction, I understand it was simply because of some circumstances
you could not control.

In appreciate of your assistance I have mapped out as a Compensation and
wrote on your favor a bank draft worth of US $12,500,000.00 Million Dollars
(twelve million five hundred thousand United States Dollar Only) I left
the bank draft with my Secretary Mr. Ben Manafa on my departure to
Germany. I would like you to contact him with the below information and
instruct him where to send the bank draft to you because I have directed
him on that already.

Attn: Mr.Ben Manafa
Email: (benmanafa52@gmail.com)

As soon as you receive the draft you let me know because I am busy here
trying to put things together and may not be chanced to email you
frequently. Feel free to contact him for your draft, thank you very much
and remain blessed with your family.

Regards,
Dr. Mike Muna

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