419 scam: "Prince John"<princejohncliffton@gmail.com> For You And I ( highly Confidentail )

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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "demurrage " (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)
- "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 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)
- "million 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Prince John" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <princejohncliffton01@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 21:58:19 +0100
Subject: For You And I ( highly Confidentail )

Dear Friend,

Goodday to you.I am Prince John shuigana from sierra Leone.I need you help urgently to come to your country with my inheritance(two consignment boxes).My Father is a king and also the chairman of Diamond and Gold miner's in my community,he is late now,my parents were killed by rebels,i am alive today because i was in the hostel at collage studying biology and was not at the palace when the attach took place.My aim of contacting you is that i have two consignment boxes containing $55,million united state dollars and raw diamond stones with a security company in Accra-Ghana deposited by my father while i was in school and made me the next of kin to the consignment boxes.

I am 16 years old now and my Father had signed with the Security company that unless I am 21 years,only then should they released the two consignment boxes to me except when i have a FOREIGN business partner to receive them for me in his country who can invest the money and also help me come to his country and arranged with the security company for their delivery to my foreign business partner should in case of his sudden death.

I will give you 20% of the $55.million dollars inside the two consignment boxes coming to you but you will help me come to your country from Accra Ghana and start a better life.I am a biology student,i want you to be my foreign business partner and receive the two consignment boxes containing the $55,million united state dollars for me from the security company who will have them delivered to you so you can help me come to your country i have all the documents and i can send them to you through email attachment.

My father also arranged with a financial company to finance the delivery for my foreign business partner and deposited the sum of $1,million United state dollars with them in an esco account only to be transferred into AN OLD OR NEW CREDIT CARD own by my foreign business partner for use on the delivery should in case he has not the money in cash to finance the delivery by himself because a demurrage bill of $200.000.00 united state dollars is on the two consignment boxes and this money need to be paid by my foreign business partner to the security company before the released of the two consignment boxes to him.I will live with you because you will also help me find a house to buy in your country where i will stay.Pls get back to me immediately.

Yours sincerely,
Prince John Shuigana.

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