419 scam: "Prince Odion Erediuwa"<liuyang@harves.com.cn> ART WORKS & ANTIQUITIES FOR SALE.

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "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.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348062224448 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Prince Odion Erediuwa" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <edionerediuwa@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2014 02:17:25 +0100
Subject: ART WORKS & ANTIQUITIES FOR SALE.

Dear sir/madam,

ART WORKS & ANTIQUITIES FOR SALE:

My name is Prince Odion Erediuwa. I am the first son of the longest serving Oba, the monarch of Ancient Benin Kingdom. May peace be unto you and your entire household! The collapse of the old Ancient Benin Kingdom automatically announced my father as the monarch of the new Ancient Benin Kingdom and this placed the control of the enormous wealth and resources of the kingdom into my father’s hand.

The Council of Elders of the Kingdom has made me the person to sale and auction all Ancient Benin Art works and Antiquities. We have a collection of Ancient Art Works and Antiquities worth US$525,000,000.00 (Five Hundred and Twenty-Five Million United States Dollars) only for sale and I have personally assembled these Ancient Art Works and Antiquities and put them into Arts and Antiquities Effects in Nairobi, Kenya.

I am looking for individuals, firms and museums that will buy these Ancient Art Works and Antiquities. If you are interested to buy, kindly reply me and give me the following

details about you:

1) Your full names,
2) Contact Address,
3) Company Name and Company Address,
4) Mobile and Telephone Numbers,
5) Your Age, Marital Status ad Next of Kin.

Kindly reply me and send these details to me. Once I hear from you, I will advise you on how to proceed accordingly.
For further inquiries, please call me on Direct Telephones: +234-806-222 4448 or +234-807-401 1444. Let me hear from you immediately you receive this message.

Best regards!

Prince Odion Erediuwa.
Direct Telephones: +234-806-222 4448 or +234-807-401 1444
Ancient Benin Kingdom,
Edo State, Nigeria.

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