419 scam: "YAYATURA OWOCOMES" <yayaturao123@gmail.com> OF MUTUAL INTEREST / INVESTMENT FUNDING

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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:
- "huge sum of money" (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 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.
- yayatuwo23@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "YAYATURA OWOCOMES" <yayaturao123@gmail.com>
Reply-To: yayaturao12@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 09:33:45 -0400
Subject: OF MUTUAL INTEREST / INVESTMENT FUNDING

Dear

I Mr Yayatura Owocomes a Native of Ivory Coast now residing in Ghana, West-Africa. Wishes to contact you on a Business proposals. I am the First and only child of Late Mr smart Owocomes, The Chairman and Managing Director of OWOSMART AUTOMOBILE COMPANY here in Ghana, who died due to a brief cancer of lungs illness which he was hospitalized for several Months. As the only child of my late father, he left a huge sum of money to me totaling $60.000000 ( Sixty million U S Dollars ) which were securely locked in two Vault Boxes.

I have decided to move the money to the United State for a good Business Venture, but right now the money is in the U.N. office in New York. You may at this juncture be wondering what you got to do with this. Initially, I had a deal with someone who agreed to receive the money on my behalf with a proposal to share the money 70-30, but on discovering that the money has arrived New York he started demanding for 50-50 share.

Right now, I am not comfortable to continue this transaction with him, having lost trust in Him. So I am now relying on you to finish this transaction if only I can trust you on this. The share will be 70-30 as supposed.

I will only send you the information of the boxes when I am fully convinced that you have indicated interest on this proposal. Below is the information required from you if you are on this with me.

A....YOUR FULL NAME
B....PRESENT HOUSE RESIDENT
C....YOUR AGE
D....YOUR PROFESSION
E....YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVERS I.D

On indicating your willingness and cooperation please do reply me on
this Email;yayatuwo23@hotmail.com

I do expect you prompt response.

I wait to hear from you

Regards

Yayatura Owocomes

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