419 scam: Benjamin Amadou <prophsamuel1@gmail.com> Hello,

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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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- attorneybenjaminchamber01@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Benjamin Amadou <prophsamuel1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: attorneybenjaminchamber01@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2021 06:11:25 +0100
Subject: Hello,

Hello Good Day,

I am Barrister Amadou Benjamin by name. With due respect, I am
contacting you to help get the deposit of [$10.5 million Dollars], my
late client Engineer Vasily, left in his Bank before his sudden death
on April 21, 2007, to avoid confiscation by Lloyds bank in London.

Please write me back through this email
(attorneybenjaminchamber01@gmail.com) for more information about this
transaction or send me your private email to contact you myself.

Sincerely,
Barrister Amadou Benjamin Esq.
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Bonjour bonne journÃ©e,

Je suis l'Avocat Amadou Benjamin de nom. Avec tout le respect que je
vous dois, je vous contacte pour aider Ã obtenir le dÃ©pÃ´t de [10,5
millions de dollars], mon dÃ©funt client, l'ingÃ©nieur Vasily, laissÃ©
dans sa banque avant sa mort subite le 21 avril 2007, pour Ã©viter la
confiscation par la banque Lloyds Ã Londres.

Veuillez me rÃ©Ã©crire via cet e-mail
(attorneybenjaminchamber01@gmail.com) pour plus d'informations sur
cette transaction ou envoyez-moi votre e-mail privÃ© pour vous
contacter moi-mÃªme.

SincÃ¨rement,
Avocat Amadou Benjamin Esq.

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