419 scam: "Johnson Omoha Titoe"<johnsontitoe1@freemail.hu> Assalamu'Alaikum (Greetings)

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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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Johnson Omoha Titoe" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johnsontitoe2@freemail.hu>
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2010 15:12:05 +0800
Subject: Assalamu'Alaikum (Greetings)

Greetings to you and your entire family, I hope you all are fine and healthy, may the peace of Almighty be with you all. I want to use this opportunity to introduce myself well to you, I am Johnson Omoha Titoe , I am writing you in respect of my consignment box in Malaysia, which I want you to assist me and my Mother to stand for us as our legal beneficiary to receive the fund over there in Malaysia.

This fund I am writing you about is $10.5 million U.S.Dollars which my late father deposited under a Security Vault for my mother and I, and Mr.Usman Hamad who was suppose to receive this consignment in Malaysia was demanding for 40% which my mother and I did not agree with him, that was why we had to stopped the delivery to him immediately and search for another Beneficiary who can assist us on this and also be trusted.

NOTE: I must be honest with you, you are not the first person we have contacted after we had that misunderstanding with our former beneficiary, but they thought this is one of the numerious scam. I and my mother are willing to give you 20% for your assistance, because that was the former agreement we had with our former partner. Mr. Usman Hamad before he later changed his mind because of his greed that leed my mother and I to put a stop for the delivery.

Please, if you are willing to assist us, kindly reply me for more details as soon as

possible.

Stay Bless.

Yours Sincerely,

Johnson Omoha Titoe

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