419 scam: "Mrs. Benny Lucas" <mrs.casbenny@gmail.com> Your ATM Visa CARD Compensation Payment

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money transfer control number" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "million us 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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- revfatherj2@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Benny Lucas" <mrs.casbenny@gmail.com>
Reply-To: revfatherj2@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2021 10:07:58 +0100
Subject: Your ATM Visa CARD Compensation Payment

From The Federal Ministry of finance Benin has registered your $1,9 Million
US Dollars fund with the WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER DEPARTMENT. You will
receive $5.000 each transfer until the total fund is fully sent. Contact
the WESTERN UNION office today and reconfirm the below details.Through this
Email= (revfatherj2@gmail.com)

It have been instructed by the America Embassy office to transfer your fund
of $1,9M US Dollars compensating all the SCAM VICTIMS and your email was
found as one of the VICTIMS. by America security leading team and America
representative officers so between today till
30th Of December 2021 you will be receiving the sum of $5,000 dollars per
day. However, be informed that we have already sent the $5,000 dollars this
morning to avoid cancellation of your payment, remaining the total sum of
$1,895,000 dollars.

You have only six hours to call this office upon the receipt of this email.
The maximum amount you will be receiving per a day starting from today's
$5,000 dollars and the Money Transfer Control Number of today is below.

NOTE; The sent $5,000 dollars is on hold because of the instruction from
(IMF) office, they asked us to place it on hold by requesting the (Clean
Bill Record Certificate) in order to fulfill all the necessary obligation
to avoid any hitches while sending you the payment through Western Union
money transfer, the necessary obligation i mean here is to obtain the
(Clean Bill Record Certificate)

Below is the information of today payment and you can track it to see is
available to pick up by the receiver, you can track it with our website (
https://www.westernunion.com/global-service/track-transfer )

1)Sender's Name:: Holly Waldon
2)MTCN Number::: 740-064-3290
3)Amount::: $5,000 USD.
4)Test Question: Pink
5)Answer: Yellow

We need the below details from you, to enable us place the payment to
your name and transfer the fund to you.

(Full Receivers name).................
(Your Address)....................
(Phone Number)..........
(Your Age).............
(Occupation).........
(International Passport/ ID).....

Thanks,
Please contact
Rev. Father Johnson.

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