419 scam: Usman Mohammed <info@royalfruitsco.com> Dear Sir/Madam, Kindly get back me urgently/call me

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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:
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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.

Fraud email example:

From: Usman Mohammed <info@royalfruitsco.com>
Reply-To: <um885908@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2014 13:52:03 +0000
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam, Kindly get back me urgently/call me

I am sending you this email with the spirit of happiness and with great amount of trust. Am 25years old, my name is Usman Mohammed, from Libya.

I am the eldest son of the late Captain Yusuf Mohammed, the former Director of Ministry of Mining and Solid Mineral, Libya. I am now in Ghana as a refugee in the Ghana refugee camp. Please, I want to confide on you to help me solve this problem, which I have.
My late father deposited a consignment with a security & finance company before the war in my country, and when the fight was ablaze, my parent was shot dead by the rebels and I and my sister escaped to exile by the assistant of The United Nations peace keepings soldiers and we were brought to Ghana to seek asylum under Ghana Government.

Please, this is confidential, and I have not told anybody before about this, the consignment contains Gold bars, Diamonds50 Carats of purple and $20Million U.S Dollars which according to what I see from my late fathers will, the money is in two silver boxes.

I believe i can count on you and i trust you because am sure and I have the believe that you can do it and be honest with me. The consignment boxes have left Berlin International Airport Germany, NOW in NEW YORK with Diplomat Jesse Lang. Please assist me in receiving my consignment boxes and I want to live a brand new life.

Yours Truly

Usman Mohammed

Tel.+233549838027
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