419 scam: Owusu Innocent <diplomatinnocentowusu15@yahoo.com.vn> Good day and God bless you,

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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:
- "trunk box" (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)
- "trunk boxes" (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)
- "diplomatinnocentowusu@yahoo.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Owusu Innocent <diplomatinnocentowusu15@yahoo.com.vn>
Reply-To: Owusu Innocent <diplomatinnocentowusu@yahoo.cn>
Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:54:23 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Good day and God bless you,

Good day and God bless you,

this is Diplomat Innocent Owusu, head
of diplomats from The Presidential Task Force and Debth Recovery
Committee in conjuction with the United Nations and united states
Delivery Matters

What i am trying to explain to you is that we have Three (3) of your
trunk boxes in the custody of THE PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE AND DEBT
RECOVERY COMMITTEE IN New York,

That is why i send you this Email that we have made a meeting with his
Excellency of GHANA and that of United Nation and united state
Delivery Matters that all cargo in our custody should be delivered to
the respective owners

In the Three (3) of these cargoes your name, number was attached on them
that is why i was informed to contact you for urgent delivery, because
your boxes are
already in JOHN F KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT New York we have made
all necessary arrangement for the boxes to leave to you, residence
immedately here is my Diplomatic Number: 3522937908
And email:diplomatinnocentowusu@yahoo.cn

Your boxes were scanned and they found out that the content is money,
$7.2 million USD on them so all you need to do is as soon as you get
back to me i will deliver the boxes to your door-step without any delay
all the document has been done by The Presidential Task Force and Debth
Recovery Committee in conjunction with the United Nations and united
states Delivery Matters, once again reconfirm me this below
information to avoid wrong
delivery.

(1)Your Full Name.....................
(2)Your Contact Address....................
(3)Your Phone Numbers......................
(4)Home or Office Address..................
(5)Your age and current occupation.........
(6) Attach Copy of your Identification.........

Hope to hear from you soon.

Regards,
Diplomat Innocent Owusu.

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