419 scam: "MERCY MOHAMMED"<brown@yahoo.com> PLEASE WE NEED YOUR KIND SUPPORT............1111........!!!!

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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:
- "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)
- "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)
- "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)
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- brownmohammed@rocketmail.com (Rocketmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "MERCY MOHAMMED" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <brownmohammed@rocketmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:01:20 +0100
Subject: PLEASE WE NEED YOUR KIND SUPPORT............1111........!!!!

GREETINGS!!!
FROM : ACCRA -GHANA.

FROM: BROWN MOHAMMED AND MERCY MOHAMMED
Compliments of the day!

First and foremost I want to introduce myself to you. My name is Brown Mohammed and my younger sister Mercy Mohammed, sierra Lone, My consignment contains 28 million United States dollars and some quantity of Gold and Diamond, which I cannot specify.

The consignments are presently in the States. The consignment gets to State through the help of a U.N diplomat Diplomat Mark Lewis. The fact is that Diplomat Mark Lewis is supposed to have delivered this consignment to a man called Mr.Williams Smith in USA.

The week Diplomat Mark Lewis is suppose to deliver the consignment to him, when he got to States after clearing the consignment from the Airport, he call Mr. Williams Smith to tell him the description to his house for the delivery, but is wife answered the call and told Diplomat Mark Lewis that her husband Mr. Williams Smith had a fatal car accident which led to his death some few hours later Mr. Williams Smith has already paid the demurages 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, which is so expensive that he spent 25 thousand dollars to acquire it, but unfortunately he died in a car accident, that was why Diplomat Mark Lewis has to deposit the consignment with a warehouse over there in States and called us to informed us about what is happening.

Please I and my little sister seek for your help to get in contact with the Diplomat.

Please when you call him you will tell him that you are calling in respect of Brown Mohammed consignment that is in the States.

If Diplomat Mark Lewis ask you if you have discussed with me tell him that you have just discussed with me immediately Please.

Please Contact Diplomat Mark Lewis on time and get back to me through mail.(brownmohammed@rocketmail.com)

I await your urgent response.

Thanks and God bless you.
Brown Mohammed and Mercy Mohammed.

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