419 scam: Jarret Mensah <jarret.mensah54@gmail.com> PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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 us 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)
- "million 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)
- "jarret_mensah@yahoo.in" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: Jarret Mensah <jarret.mensah54@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 10:21:57 +0200
Subject: PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL.

Dear Friend,

My Name is Engr: Jarret Mensah, Operation director of Diamond Security
& Storage Company here in ACCRA-GHANA. In my department, I discovered
an abandone consignment worth over the sum of US$29million dollars
(Twenty Nine Million US Dollars) in file that belongs to our foreign
customer,A German property magnate LATE MR.ANDREAS SCHRANNER, 64, his
wife Maria, 62, their daughter Andrea Eich, 38, her husband Christian,
57, and their children Katharina, eight, and Maximilian, 10, the
entire family perished on Monday,31 July 2000, in the plane crash.from
Munich, Germany.

Below is a website which I will appreciate you going through to read
this information.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm;

I will not fail to notify you that this transaction is 100%
hitch-free, don't entertain any fear as all required arrangements have
been made perfectly. You should contact me through this my alternative
email address: jarret_mensah@yahoo.in as soon as you receive this
mail. Also, you send your private telephone number to me as to call
you for more detailed discussion.

Trusting to hear from you immediately.

Regards,

Engr: Jarret Mensah, (Operation Director)
Diamond Security & Storage Company
ACCRA-GHANA.

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