419 scam: "MISS OPHELIA E. M. GRANT" <bless23@wi1g25o4e.homepage.t-online.de> MAY GOD BLESS YOU.

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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:
- "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "MISS OPHELIA E. M. GRANT" <bless23@wi1g25o4e.homepage.t-online.de>
Reply-To: <grant_ophel@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 13:52:15 +0530
Subject: MAY GOD BLESS YOU.

Dearest one,

I am Miss Ophel E. M. Grant foreign nationality of Indonesia, I contacted you based on my proposition, I am 19yrs old and still schooling, my parents has gone to glory since 2010 leaving me with reasonable property funds, including 100kgs of gold which they kept in the bank for safe keeping here
in Ghana.

Since after they died, life has been so difficult for me because am waiting for the maturity of the fixed deposit made under my names, it is by the special grace of god that the bank has agreed to release the properties due to co family workers who almost killed me because of the money in the bank, so the bank summoned me to come forward with my own appointed guardianship or legal trustee for the claims of this valuable properties.

DUE TO MY AGE AND AS A STUDENT, I CANNOT MEET UP WITH THE LEGAL PROCESS WHICH WILL FACILITATE THE MOVING OF THESE PROPERTIES TO OVERSEAS, SO THEREFORE I BRING THIS VITAL INFORMATION TO YOU BELIEVING THAT YOU WILL BE OF GREAT ASSISTANCE TO ME IN MOVING THESE PROPERTIES TO ANOTHER FOREIGN COUNTRY FOR SAFETY AND FOR LUCRATIVE INVESTMENT PURPOSES FOR MY FUTURE.

ALL I WILL REQUIRE FROM YOU IS TO ASSIST ME AND STAND AS MY LEGAL TRUSTEE AND GUARDIANSHIP TO RECEIVE THESE FUNDS IN ANY NEWLY OPENED FOREIGN ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY TO AVOID LOOSING THEM HERE, BECAUSE I AM A FOREIGNER AND MY PARENTS ARE LATE AND NO MORE. HOWEVER, ALL LEGAL CLAIMS DOCUMENTS WERE GIVEN TO ME WITH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM THE DEPOSITING BANK.

I HAVE PLANS TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATION AND DO INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY WITH YOUR SUPPORT ASSISTANCE IN BUSINESSES LIKE REAL ESTATE AND INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION WHERE THE FUNDS WILL KEEP GROWING FOR OUR BENEFIT.

PLEASE CONTACT ME URGENTLY FOR FURTHER VITAL DETAILS.

MAY GOD BLESS YOU.

MISS OPHELIA E. M. GRANT

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