419 scam: Brian Shukan <offiles1@gmail.com> Attention Beneficiary

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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:
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "federal republic of benin" (Benin, Cameroon, etc. are no Federal Republics, unlike Nigeria where this type of scam was invented)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Brian Shukan <offiles1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: amb.brianshukan1@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2022 20:33:06 +0100
Subject: Attention Beneficiary

Compliments Of the Season

I AM MR. BRIAN W.SHUKAN, THE NEW APPOINTED UNITED STATE AMBASSADOR TO
BENIN,JUST IN CASE YOU DONâ€™T KNOW ME, I WANT YOU TO CLICK THIS WEBSITE FOR
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ME: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_W._Shukan

THE UNITED STATES EMBASSY HAS RESOLVED ON A DIPLOMATIC MISSION TO BENIN
ON-BEHALF OF 100 SCAM VICTIMS TO BE COMPENSATED AFTER POLICE ARRESTED
SOME FRAUDSTERS IN COTONOU BENIN AND NIGERIA WHO MENTIONED YOUR
PARTICULARS AS ONE OF THE VICTIMS OF CIRCUMSTANCES

NOTE THAT AFTER MY MEETING WITH PATRICE TALON, PRESIDENT FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF BENIN AND OTHER HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE MEMBERS, WORLD
BANK, UNITED NATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF), THEY AGREED
TO PAY YOU $750,000,00 (SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND US DOLLARS) AS
YOUR COMPENSATION.

CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR NAME WERE AMONG THE LIST TO BE PAID
$750,000.00 US DOLLARS COMPENSATION PAYMENT. SO RE-CONFIRM YOUR
INFORMATION SO THAT THERE WILL NOT BE ANY MISTAKE

AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR INFORMATION, I WILL TELL YOU WHAT TO DO TO
RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY.GET BACK TO ME
IMMEDIATELY.

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN.
MY BEST REGARDS.
MR. BRIAN W.SHUKAN,
UNITED STATE AMBASSADOR TO BENIN
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_W._Shukan

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