419 scam: "ONOVO"<david_onovo@yahoo.com> READ THIS MAIL AND GET BACK TO ME

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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)
- "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)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned 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: "ONOVO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <david_onovo@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:32:21 -0800
Subject: READ THIS MAIL AND GET BACK TO ME

Dear friend,

I am David Onovo, i am the Delivery Manager of UNION TRUST COURIER COMPANY in Lagos-Nigeria West Africa, there is a consignment that has been designated to be Delivered to Your Country for the past five years and as the delivery manager i have made several enquiry until date and the Board of Directors of the company where i work has mandated that any valuables deposited for five year without any claim should be confisticate and declare as an unclaim bills hereby given them the Board of directors room to share this fortune among themselve the Board of directors, while i have all it takes as the delivery manager to transfer this fund to you as the beneficiary owner of the deposited fund.

For this reason i have decided to Place your Name and Address as Follows as the recipient so that the Deposited valuables shall be delivered to you in your country as the recipient Because I have planed to settle with this sum in your country Valued at 15.5 million (fifteen million five hundread thousand dollars)and i am ready to give 40% to you as the recipient of the box containg this money in your country .

For us to archive this goal i want you to send me the following information.

1. YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS

2. YOUR AGE

3. YOUR OCCUPATION

4 YOUR TELEPHONE

As soon as i hear from you i will provide you with the Contact of the Security Company to enble you contact the company officially as the owner of the fund in the trunk box deposited with the company where i work as the delivery manager.

I anticipate your urgent response

Kind Regards

David Onovo

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