419 scam: "MARTINS MOHAMED" <martin.mohamed@hotellos.nl> your kind attention

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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:
- "demurrages " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "martins.mohamed@hotellos.nl" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "MARTINS MOHAMED" <martin.mohamed@hotellos.nl>
Reply-To: martins.mohamed@hotellos.nl
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:03:52 -0200
Subject: your kind attention

To Your Kind Attention!!!

First and foremost I want to introduce myself to you. My Name is Martin
Mohamed
Son to Late Dr. Samson Mohamed. I am 17yrs old Boy and my Sister is 14yrs.
We are From Liberia Our Father was killed by the some rebels during the war
Crisis in Liberia. So we ran to Nigeria for our security and we are now in
Refuge Camp.

My consignment contains $35 million United States dollars and some
quantity of gold and Diamond, which I cannot specify. The consignments are
presently
in the STATE (USA). The consignment gets to the State through the help of a
U.N
diplomat Diplomat Charlie Owusu. The fact is that Mr. Charlie Owusu is
supposed to have delivered this consignment to Miss Jennifer Macdonald in
the USA.

The week Mr. Charlie Owusu was suppose to deliver the consignment to her,
when he got to the State after clearing the consignment from the Airport,
he call Miss Jennifer Macdonald to tell him the description to her house
for the delivery, but her House Helper answered the call and told Mr. Charlie
Owusu
that Miss Jennifer Macdonald hard a fatal car accident which lead to her
death some
few hours ago.

Miss Jennifer Macdonald has already paid the demurrages from the security
company, and she paid for custom check report she also assisted us in getting
the DRUG / ANTI TERRORIST CERTIFICATE, which is so expensive that she
spent 25 thousand dollars to acquire it, but unfortunately she died in a car
accident,
that was why Mr. Charlie Owusu has to deposit the consignment with a ware
house over there in the State and called us to informed us about what is
happening.

Please my sister and I seek for you to stand as our Beneficiary / God Loving
Parent to get in contact with the Diplomat so that he can be able to
deliver the Consignment to you.

Please, Contact Mr. Charlie Owusu on time and get back to me .
I await your urgent response via our personal email

Thanks and God bless you
Martin Mohamed.
martins.mohamed@hotellos.nl

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