419 scam: "josephine K. donatus" <engrdonatus7@outlook.com> *** GREETINGS!***

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "a security company " (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. )
- "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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a orphan scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- josephine.kwame@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "josephine K. donatus" <engrdonatus7@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <josephine.kwame@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2014 19:16:34 +0000
Subject: *** GREETINGS!***

with due respect and regards greetings! For this letter is strictly personal, intimate and confidential. Forgive this unusual manner of contacting you, but this particular letter is of exceptional and very private nature.

There is absolutely going to be a great doubt and distrust in your heart in respect of this email, coupled with the fact that, so many miscreants and impostors (scammers) have taken possession of the internet to facilitate their
nefarious deeds, thereby making it extremely difficult for genuine and
legitimate business class persons to get attention and recognition.

I pray that God will grant you the willingness and interest to digest
his humble narrations though it might be so surprise and strange to believe my story but i knew by the grace of God you will humbly understand and accept to assist me out of this condition with tears drooping out of my eyes as am writing you this mail.

Please help me, my name is Josephine K.Donatus 18 yrs old, I am the only
daughter of Chief Mrs. Donatus Kwame.I'm from West Africa Ghana, my
late mother was a wealthy black farmer and my late father was a senior Army officer with the Ghana Army,my mother along side with my

father died late 2012 in a fatal auto crash that toke the life of my
lovely parents from me.Here are my reasons for contacting you. my mother was a d a great farmer she owns one of the biggest cocoa farm in my country ASHANTI GHANA.Sir/ma all my late parents properties has been taken over by my wicked uncles after the burial of my late parents including the farms and all our investments.

i have tried to fight them in curt but all to no avail and I have become their next target to eliminate but luckily for me my late sweet mother deposited the sun of (six million United States Dollars) with a security company during when she wanted to travel to Japan to purchase her farm machinery equipment, as if she foresaw the looming danger, this money was earmarked for the purchase of new
machinery and chemicals for the farms.which am the next of kin.

This is why I need your assistance to be my trust worthy foreign beneficiary that will help me clear the money that is been kept in one consignment box and have it send to your country, so that I can arrange on how to come over to your country. I am willing to offer you 25% of the six million United States Dollars,
for your assistance and the other 75% you will assist me invest it in a very profitable investment in your country, you are going to manage the investment while i will continue my education in your country.

Please, let me know if you can assist me, with your name, mobile contact and address, so that I can give you more details on how we shall proceed. I await your urgent response on my email: (josephine.kwame@yahoo.com) please treat this information very confidential because know body knows about this only me and my family lawyer I'm currently staying in a church just to safe my life and this
funds.i will be waiting for your urgent reply.

Thanks and God bless you.
Josephine K donatus

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