419 scam: nanasilver utu <nanasilverutuprnc@gmail.com> Hello how are 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:

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)
- "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 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: nanasilver utu <nanasilverutuprnc@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2014 02:47:54 +0100
Subject: Hello how are you

Hello how are you,i am prince Nana 21 year old from a royal home, my father
and my mother died due to community fight because of Chieftaincy tittles,
so i succeeded as the only son, before my father died in the hospital he
review to me that he deposited two consignment trunk boxes that contain 150
kilo of gold dust and US$12.5 Million Dollars with security company, of
which i want you to stand as my foreign beneficiary to help me invest this
fund in your country, due to the fight that ended my parents life i donâ€™t
want to invest in Ghana, so i want you to be the beneficiary then you can
invest it in your country for me, and then you help me leave Ghana to meet
you so that i can continue my education want you to understand that i will
give you 30% from this total fund and gold i have, please help me by giving
me your contact number and email address in your reply to let me contact
with you on phone and tell you more details of this transaction, GOD bless
you.

Thanks

Prince Nana

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