419 scam: "Diplomat james owusu." <jamesowusu@hotmail.com> Attention: Beneficiary.

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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:
- "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)
- "trunk box" (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)
- "trunk boxes" (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)
- "james_owusu@yahoo.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- jams.owusu@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Diplomat james owusu." <jamesowusu@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: james_owusu@yahoo.cn
Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 01:08:03 +0200 (CAT)
Subject: Attention: Beneficiary.

Attention: Beneficiary,

I'm Diplomat James Owusu, I was assigned to deliver boxes to your country
of residence. Initially,the boxes was recovered by the Debt Reconciliation
and tax forces and your name, address and telephone number was tagged on
three trunk boxes out of 12 trunk boxes they recovered, that is the main
reason why I'm contacting you to reconfirm your details so I can be able
to make the delivery without delay.

categorically the delivery was authorized by the UN assisted program in
conjunction with Presidential Task Force, the Ministry of Finance as well
as Ghana government monitoring agency BNI. It was reported by the
monitoring unit that you have been dealing with some dismissed tout
/impostors who claim to have been mandated by the government and other
authority to deliver some trunk boxes to you. It was reported by the
monitoring unit that you have been dealing with some dismissed
tout/impostors who claim to have been mandated by the government and other
authority to deliver some trunk boxes to you.

I directed to inform you that those people you are dealing with have
nothing to offer you, this is simply because they have no access to those
trunk boxes which they claim to be delivering. Although they have
knowledge due to they have work with government before they were dismissed
because of their fraudulent activities. Nevertheless, you are advised to
cease communicating these people because they are not going to deliver the
trunk boxes to you,rather you will continue paying and receive nothing in
return. I'm mandated by the above offices to deliver the boxes to you.

Meanwhile, I'm presently at Dulles International Airport (IAD) Washington
DC,for the delivery of the trunk boxes as mandated, before I can complete
the delivery, you have to reconfirm the following information so as to
ensure that I am dealing with the right person.

1.Full Name...........................
2.Residential Address.................
3.Age.................................
4.Occupation..........................
5.Direct Telephone Numbers............
6.A Copy Of Your Identification.......
7.Nearest Airport to your city:.......

After verification of the information with what I have on file,I shall
contact you so that we can make arrangements on our meeting point. Please
make sure you send the information today and advice when we can meet for
the official hand over of the consignment to you. Please, you can contact
me on my roaming number for further clarification, +12062598852

Hope to hear from you soon.

Regards,
Diplomat James Owusu.

E-Mail:jams.owusu@yahoo.com
E-Mail:james_owusu@yahoo.cn

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