419 scam: "Godwin Gayeh"<godwingaye1@yahoo.cn> HELLO

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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)
- "million united states 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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: "Godwin Gayeh" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <godwingayeh@yahoo.cn>
Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2011 00:33:29 -0000
Subject: HELLO

Hello,
My name is Godwin Gayeh, I am 21 years, i and my sick mother inherited the sum of Nine Million United States dollars ($9,000,000.00) from my late father, who was assassinated by the rebel gangs, during the recent political crises in my country, Cote d’Ivoire
The fund is deposited in a security firm, in Europe for safety.
My mother is very sick at the hospital now, and she is suffering from cancer of the blood, leukemia according to her doctor, her condition is very bad.
My father told the security company that, his foreign partner will come for the release of the consignment before he died.
That is why I am seeking for your assistance, to represent my late father's foreign partner, and contact the company or go there, on behalf of me and my mother and get the fund released.
We have decided to offer you 20% of the total fund, and you will help to relocate me and my mother to your country.
l will further my education while my mother will be treated at a good hospital.
All the documents about the deposit are with me.
Please tell me more about yourself.
Thanks and sincerely.
Godwin Gayeh.

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