419 scam: "Derrick Kwasi"<monitor@bitautotech.com> Please Be My Partner............ I Need Your Help Please ! ! !..

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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:
- "demurrages " (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 states 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)
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "contact the diplomat" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Derrick Kwasi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <derrick03@gmx.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:48:12 -0700
Subject: Please Be My Partner............ I Need Your Help Please ! ! !..

I Need Your Help !!!

First and foremost I want to introduce myself to you. My Name is Derrick Kwasi Son to Late Dr. Mathew Kwasi. I am 20yrs old Boy and my Sister is 14yrs. We are From Liberia Our Father was killed by the some rebels during the war Crisis in Liberia. So we ran to Ghana for our security . My consignment contains $15 million United States dollars and some quantity of gold and Diamond, which I cannot specify. The consignments are presently in the STATE (USA). The consignment gets to the State through the help of Dr. Carlos Mensah The fact is that Dr.Carlos Mensah is supposed to have delivered this consignment to Mr.Mark William in the USA.

The week Dr.Carlos Mensah got to the State after clearing the consignment from the Airport Custom, he call Mr.Mark William to give him the description to his house for the delivery, but his House Helper answered the call and told Dr.Carlos Mensah that Mr.Mark William hard a fatal car accident which lead to his death some few hours later.

Mr.Mark William has already paid the demurrages from the security company, and he paid for custom check report he also assisted us in getting the Documentation needed for the delivery, which is so expensive that he spent 25 thousand dollars to acquire it, but unfortunately he died in a car accident, that was why Dr.Carlos Mensah has to put the consignment with a ware house over there in the State and called us to informed us about what is happening.

Please I and my sister seek for you to stand as our Beneficiary / God Loving Parent to contact the Diplomat so that he can be able to relocate the Consignment to you.

Please, would you be of assistant to me and my sister to Contact Dr.Carlos Mensah on time and get back to me through mail. I await your urgent response. My sister is very ill and she needs medical treatment urgently.

Thanks and God bless you
Derrick Kwasi.

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