419 scam: "Mlvin Clark"<melvinclk1@yahoo.com.ph> I await your Prompt responds

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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:
- "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)
- "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mlvin Clark" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <melvinclk11@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 14:06:51 +0200
Subject: I await your Prompt responds

Good Day,

My name is Melvin Clark from Liberia, I am presently in Ghana in the Liberia refugee camp, I am 21 years old, I got your contact from my search in the Internet. I understand your religion background with honest humanitarian value. I will appreciate if everything goes transparently between you and us;

I had a terrible experience with my formal beneficiary Named Gary Wight, who lived in New Jersey, Black wood USA, it almost destabilizes our hope and trust to succeed. He claim my consignment of $7.5 million USD all for himself and wanted to claim the other box too. Immediately i notice it,i told my Lawyer and we reported him to the America authorities but till date they have not seen him or heard anything about him. The other box is also containing the sum of $7.5 Million USD and I need a honest and trust worthy person that will be my foreign beneficiary and help me in claiming by consignment that is in the security company here in Ghana.

This money was deposited by my late father named Gordon Clark was a gold merchant and i am the next of kin, my father died in an fire boning accident in Liberia. Before my Dad left this world he called me and told me about the money he deposited in Ghana. When i got to the security company in Ghana i was told that my father made an agreement with the security company that with out a foreign partner the fund should not be released to any one that is why I am contacting you. I have all the legal document that was given to my father to show you that this is legitimate.

The situation is tearing me apart. If you are God fearing enough to stand by your word, I am willing to give you the same sharing ratio of 30% for your assistance.

If this is okay with you. Kindly indicate in your reply including your phone number and other details of you for easy communication.I would like to invest my funds in your country and also continue my education in your country as well.

Hope to hear from you soon and may the peace of Allah Guide you and your family.

Regards,

Melvin Clark

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