419 scam: Barrister Benjamin <adoukonouclement@gmail.com> (no subject)

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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)
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.
- barristeramadou011@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Barrister Benjamin <adoukonouclement@gmail.com>
Reply-To: barristeramadou011@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2022 07:46:43 -0700
Subject:

I am Lawyer Amadou Benjamin by name, With due respect, I am contacting you
to assist and help me get a deposit of 10.5 million Dollars, my late client
Engineer Vasiliy left in his Bank(Lloyds bank) before his sudden death on
April 21, 2007, to avoid confiscation by the bank. Please write to me back
through this email (barristeramadou011@gmail.com) for more information
about this transaction, or kindly provide me with your private email so
that I can contact you myself with all the details in regard to this
project.

Sincerely,
Amadou Benjamin Esq.

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