419 scam: "Nana Ekiyor"<nanaekiyo11@yahoo.com> YOUR ASISSTENCE IS NEED FOR THE RESTORATION

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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:
- "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "necessary legal documents" (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. )
- "a security company " (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)
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "can i completely trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Nana Ekiyor" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nanaekiyor@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 06:34:12 -0400
Subject: YOUR ASISSTENCE IS NEED FOR THE RESTORATION

Dear
Beloved,

God has established families to bring happiness to his children
Good thing to write you. I am Ekiyor Nana, from sierra-leone and also the only son of my late parents Mr. and Mrs. Nana. My father was a highly reputable business magnet-(a Cocoa, Diamond and Gold Merchant) who operated in the capital of Ghana during his days. It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in sierra-leone during the wars in our country. And my mother died when i was four years old.

Before his death he deposited the sum of Six Million, Seven Hundred Thousand United State Dollars.(USD$ 6,700,000.00 Million) and two boxes containing gold in a security company in Ghana.
The Consignments was deposited in my name as the next of kin, and was registered as Family Valuables and issued a written instruction to his lawyer whom he said is in possession to handle all the necessary legal documents of the Consignment.
Now I want a foreign partner who will assist me to retrieve this consignment.

Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.
Now permit me to ask these few questions:-
Can you kindly tell me what the type of a profitable venture this fund can be used to invest, to avoid waste of it.Can you honestly help me as your son
Can I completely trust you?
What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you after you have collected this consignments on my behalf?

Thank you so much.
Yours Sincerely
Ekiyor Nana

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