419 scam: "Jerome & Jane Odinga" <jeromecorsiodingajnr@gmail.com> PLEASE READ CAREFULLY & GET BACK TO US.

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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "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)
- "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)
- "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)
- "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)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "diplomatic courier" ("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)
- "jeromecorsiodingajnr2005@yahoo.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Jerome & Jane Odinga" <jeromecorsiodingajnr@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jeromecorsiodingajnr2005@yahoo.cn
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:21:53 +0600 (BDT)
Subject: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY & GET BACK TO US.

Dear,

My name is Jerome Odinga, my sister and I are Kenyan Nationals,who is
currently at the refugee camp here in Accra-Ghana.Please i will like you
to assist me and my sister to retrieve and receive our consignment over
there in American that contains $25million United States dollars and some
quantity of gold and Diamond, which I cannot specify.

The consignment is presently in American.The consignments get to the state
through the help of a diplomatic courier agent Mr.Chambas Mohamed IBN that
makes deliveries to different countries aand can deliver our consignment
to you. The fact is that Mr.Chambas Mohamed IBN is suppose to have
delivered the consignment which is TWO TRUNK BOXES to a man called
MR.WAYNE RICHARDSON in America.The week Mr.Chambas Mohamed IBN is suppose
to deliver the consignment to him, when he got to American after clearing
the consignment from the Airport,he call MR.WAYNE RICHARDSON to tell him
the description to his house. for the delivery,but his wife answered the
call and told Mr.Chambas Mohamed IBN that her husband MR. WAYNE RICHARDSON
hard a fatal car accident which lead to his death some few hours Later.

MR.WAYNE RICHARDSON has already paid the demur rages from the security
company, he paid for Bullion van that took the consignment to the airport
and he paid for custom check report he also assisted us in getting the
DRUG / ANTI TERRORIST CERTIFICATE, but he has already acquire it,but
unfortunately he died in that car accident, that was why Mr.Chambas
Mohamed IBN has to deposit the consignment with a warehouse over there in
American and called us to informed us about what is happening,and told us
to look for a new beneficiary to received the consignment.So please we
will like you to assist us to received the consignment from the diplomat
in the UNITED STATE OF AMERICA NOW.

Please kindly get back to us so we give more details and confirm you to
the diplomat as our new benficiary.

Please, do reply.
jeromecorsiodingajnr2005@yahoo.cn
Thanks and God bless you.
Jerome & Jane Odinga.

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