419 scam: "Mr. Joe Adodo" <mai.anttila@elisanet.fi> Dear Fund Consignment Owner

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "the 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)
- "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)
- "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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "brianmolefe@foxmail.com" (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: "Mr. Joe Adodo" <mai.anttila@elisanet.fi>
Reply-To: brianmolefe@foxmail.com
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2018 02:55:47 +0200
Subject: Dear Fund Consignment Owner

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Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MFCP)
28th February Road, Accra, Ghana
Ref: FMF/SGH/231/16
PAYMENT FILE NUMBER: A

Dear Fund Consignment Owner,

Release/Delivery Notice for your Inheritance Funds (US$30.000,000.00).

Payment File No: A.
24Hrs Service

This is to inform you that your courier service deliveryman has arrived
with your consignment box value $30million dollars in Los Angeles
International Airport, California United States, as their transit.

With all due respect, you really have to stop dealing with those people
that are contacting you and telling you that your fund is with them, it
is not in anyway with them, they are only taking advantage of you and
they will dry you up until you have nothing and be assured that you will
receive your consignment box within 24hrs as soon you comply with the
courier service deliveryman.

I known that you will receive this massage as surprise, but this is to
clearly inform you that the courier service man by name MR. BRIAN MOLEFE
which we send to deliver your inheritance fund $30million loaded in a
Metal Trunk Box weighing approximately 110kg has successfully arrived
your country and he is at the Los Angeles International Airport,
California United States, he need your attention to direct him to the
nearest airport to your door step.

therefore you are advise to contact him right now to enable him leave
the airport as fast as he can to avoid the box not to be tampered
knowing that the papers covering the box is said to be carrying hospital
equipment's as he was equally told too. The Consignments like I said are
metal trunk box weighing about 110kg (Internal dimension: W61 x H156 x
D73 (cm) effective Capacity: 680 L) Approximately

CONTACT HIM WITH HIS DETAILS BELOW.
Name: MR.BRIAN MOLEFE

Contact Email Address: brianmolefe@foxmail.com

Call and send him text massage @ +1(213) 394-3793

PLEASE KINDLY NOTE THE BELOW IMPORTANT REGISTRATION DETAILS OF YOUR
CONSIGNMENT BOX . . . . .

1. THE REGISTRATION NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GIL/GH/XXX61/0X
2. THE BATCH NUMBER OF THE BOX. . . . . . . . . . GIL/GH/XXX54/0X
3. SECURITY CODE NUMBER. . . . . . . . . . . . . .SFSS/GH942054/02
4. SERIAL NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0043687/EB.

This Official Letter is being issued to you by "The Federal Ministry of
Finance" in collaboration with The Director, Office of the permanent
Secretary and Presidency.
Copied to:

The Accountant General of The Federation.
Director, Office of the permanent secretary
Bank of Ghana.
The President's office.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Joe Adodo
Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MFCP)

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