419 scam: "Owen Chester" your bank draft is ready

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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:
- "hundred thousand us 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Owen Chester" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <owenchester@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:51:47 -0700
Subject: your bank draft is ready

Hello,
How are you doing,Mr williams ask me to deliver a bank draft to you worth over ($500,000,00) five hundred thousand us dollars,and Am is secretary and he left an instruction
with me to contact you regarding your bank draft.He said he contacted you some time ago to assist him secure the release of some money accrued from the over invoicing of a contract/inheritance that was awarded by my government some time ago during the military regime here in Nigeria.
Though he said you were not able to assist him conclude the transaction.but those funds was transfered under the assistance and cooperation of a new partner from Brazil.meanwhile, he
didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to asist him in transferring those funds.So he left a bank draft worth over ($500,000,00) five hundred thousand us dollars to give to you.

So inorder for you to get this draft the following will be needed.
FULL NAME:
CONTACT ADDRESS:
CONTACT PHONE NUMBER:
OCCUPATION:
SEX:
AGE:

So as soon as the following information is sent,you will be receiving your bank draft immediately.
Best regards

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