419 scam: "Mr. Thomas Owo" <pmggmdudu@gmail.com> CLARIFY

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Thomas Owo" <pmggmdudu@gmail.com>
Reply-To: thomasowo969@yahoo.co.nz
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 09:53:05 -0800
Subject: CLARIFY

I am Mr. Thomas Owo, an ex-banker and the name of my country is
Republic of Benin. A family friend Mrs. Grace Eto Paul who happens to be
the wife of a late Minister and my former big customer when l was
working in the bank intimated me on her intention to invest the sum of
US$58M (Fivety Eight million U.S. Dollars) in a foreign country, being
money left for her family by her late husband who died recently.

I advised her to have patience as I will source for a reliable and
trust-worthy investor who can receive, invest and manage the money
very well for her. I am soliciting on her behalf for you to help her
invest and manage the money properly in your country, her areas of
investment interest includes but not limited to real estate and hotel
.

Should you be interested, please furnish me with your full contact
details including phone number for more clarification, so that I can
furnish you with more information for your immediate perusal.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Looking forward for your urgent response.

Best Regards,

Thomas Owo

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