419 scam: Ju Owen <juowen10@yahoo.com.ph> Dear: Sir/Madam/I Am SGT James .U. Owen,

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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:
- "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)
- "diplomatic security company" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- sgtjamesuowen@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Ju Owen <juowen10@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: sgtjamesuowen@rediffmail.com
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:00:48 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Dear: Sir/Madam/I Am SGT James .U. Owen,

Hello,

I am SGT James .U. Owen, Nationality of Jamaica an American trained Combat soldier attach to NATO Force Presently in Libya.

The transaction is all about Money I and my colleagues in Libya recovere, in one of our operations in some of the late Gaddafi's hide out of his loots. I with my colleages have brought out some good amount for our selves and i have used an Canadian Dipolomat to covey out the fund out of Libya and have been deposited for save keeping Institution in Canada.

I have been able to secure the total of ($31.500,000.00 .million U.S Dollars)which i have already Deposited with a Diplomatic security company for security and Safety Purpose,I want to hand over this funds to a Trust Worthy Person that will help me keep it till I am back from the Camp in LIBYA.

This is due to the injury I sustained from a moving military truck that nearly took away my life but my head was fatally affected and since then,i have been hospitalised in a military hospital here in libya,but now,I am writing to you with bandage around my head but due to the importance of this,I decided to take the rist to write to you today.

Now I want you to make the claim on my behalf after that we share the fund between myself and you.

I want to also tell you that you will be given the documents to back it up that you will be confident while handling the transaction. Please you must keep this strickly confidential, because of the nature of the transaction.

Basically since we are still in active service,we cannot keep this fund in our bank accounts and that is why we need your assistance.

I however suggest,that if you have bank accounts in any of these banks in Canada or Asia,it will be preferable,as the diplomat might be able to use his contact to easely transfer the funds to these banks.

SO PLEASE,IF YOU ARE INTERESTED YOU SHOULD LET ME KNOW SO THAT I WILL DIRECT YOU ON WHAT TO DO AND IF YOU NEEDMORE CLARIFICATION,PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

YOU SEND ME THE INFORMATION BELOW,IN CONFIRMATION OF YOUR WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST ME.THIS IS MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS:(sgtjamesuowen@rediffmail.com)

YOUR FULL NAMES,TELEPHONE NUMBERS.YOUR CURRENT ADDRESS,

I AWAIT YOUR TIMELY RESPONSE.
BEST REGARDS,

SGT.JAMES .U. OWEN.

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