419 scam: Court Approval Fund <jeromepowell.forgood@gmail.com> ATTN Email Fund Owner Reconfirm Your Bank Detail Information To<br> NedBank Benin

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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:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
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 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.
- +22999133693 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- nedbank@citromail.hu (Citromail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- nedbank port-novo branch, benin republic. e-email addresses: nedbank@citromail.hu tell:+229 99133693 i am waiting to hear from you as (Citromail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Court Approval Fund <jeromepowell.forgood@gmail.com>
Reply-To: andrew.jones@citromail.hu
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2022 05:59:58 -0400
Subject: ATTN Email Fund Owner Reconfirm Your Bank Detail Information To
NedBank Benin Republic

Dear Email Beneficiary Funds,

To be very sincere and honest with you, it has been quite unfortunate
and very much painful to me that you have not been able to receive
your fund successfully till now. It is very disheartening to me that
you have not yet been able to receive the fund $4.5M which is long
over due to be paid to
you till now.

I am sincerely sorry for this very unexpected, unpleasant and
unappreciated delay and any inconveniences you incurred already in the
process. It has
always been my sincere desire to ensure that you must receive your
fund $4.5M successfully and at the most possible shortest time.

It could be termed as a result of the malicious acts of few dishonest
and dubious officials who wanted to extort money from you and
fraudulently work
against your interest that made the transfer of your fund to have
taken this long and the fund still not yet successfully received by
you till now.

However, in my sincere quest to ensure maximum success in this
transaction, and in order to forestall any further atrocious act
against your interest
in this matter, I have made an arrangement with the help of the
minister of finance of Benin Republic to transfer the fund $4.5M to
your bank account
successfully through Nedbank online fund transfer.

Consequently, your total fund $4.5M has been successfully transferred
to Nedbank for immediate transfer to your bank account. The good news
is that
the cost of the transaction from the Nedbank is much less expensive
for you to afford and the processes are also much easier and less
cumbersome.

You are hereby required as a matter of urgency to contact the Nedbank
on the below contact details and apply for immediate online
transfer of your $4.5M to your bank account now;

Fill Bellow Details

First name .......
Last name...
State of origin...
Nationality:........
Phone number...
ZIP....
Residential address..
NEXT OF KIN.......
Account name...
Account number...
Bank name....
Routing Number...
Swift Code........

Rev. John Jewel,
Managing Director General,
Online and E-banking Department,
Nedbank Port-Novo Branch, Benin Republic.
E-email addresses: nedbank@citromail.hu
Tell:+229 99133693

I am waiting to hear from you as soon as you are in contact with the
Nedbank on the above details. Bear it in mind that as it stands now, "the
earlier you contact Nedbank on the above information, the sooner your total
fund $4.5M will be transferred to you".

Always come back to me with timely progressive updates for advice and
directives.

Thank you and respond urgently.
Barrister Andrew Jones
Email: andrew.jones@citromail.hu
Human right, social justice advocate
Property and financial Attorney.
ECOWAS Parliament, Benin Republic.

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