419 scam: Anthony Johnson <anthonyjson2@yahoo.com.ph> ASSISTANCE NEEDED 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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist 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: Anthony Johnson <anthonyjson2@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:24:05 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: ASSISTANCE NEEDED PLEASE

Hello Dearest,
Good day to you and how are you doing and i hope and
pray that my email meets you in good mannerism, My name is Anthony
Johnson, I am 20years of age why my younger sister's name is Amela
Johnson and we are the only children of late (Mr. Larry Johnson) a
citizen of Sudan.

We are contacting you because we need you to
help us stand as our new beneficiary to receive our two consignment
boxes that is already there in America for months under the care of
Airport Securities.

The two boxes contains the
sum of $8.5 Million usd and nobody knows about it only we, the diplomat
who delivered the boxes was suppose to make the delivery to our late
beneficiary ( Mrs Loid Times) over there in America, but before he
arrived in usa , he was told that Mrs Loid Times died in a motor
accident on her way to her working place, since then
our boxes has been in INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT and we are
over here in Ghana suffering.

Please we need you to help us receive the boxes so that you can help us come over to your country to start up a new living.

If
you are willing to help us, please get back to us with your phone
number, house address details , age and occupation so that we give you
the details of the Diplomat to enable you communicate with him and ask
him how he can be able to get the boxes delivered to you as our new
beneficiary since the boxes are already there in America.

And
please take note that 40% of the total $8.5 Million usd would be your
personal share for helping us out of our present situation.

We wait to read from you,
Thanks
Anthony and Amela Johnson.
Call us on +233202426509

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