419 scam: Mr George Owen <mfsclltd@gmail.com> Hello My Dear

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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:
- "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)
- "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)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mr George Owen <mfsclltd@gmail.com>
Reply-To: georrgeowen@outlook.com
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 08:52:43 -0700
Subject: Hello My Dear

*Hello My Dear ,*

*I hope my message does not make you apprehensive as I am contacting you in
respect to a mutual business proposal; my name is Mr. George Owen, I am the
Operations Manager of a Vaults and courier services company. I have been
working with this company for over 13 years and within this period, I have
watched with a keen interest on how African Heads of state and government
functionaries use this company as vehicle to move huge sums of money in
cash (Pounds STERLING, EUROS, US$ ETC) to their foreign partners and asset
managers overseas.*

*This individuals lodge cash in the consignments and secretly declare the
contents as family treasures and classified documents. These consignments
deposited within our vault are after sometime being claimed by their
foreign partners, friends and relatives. A lot of them are lying here
unclaimed in our storage facility for as much as 9-10 years. Nobody will
ever come for them because in most cases, the deposit documents are never
available for anybody except the depositors.*

*I have finalized every arrangement for you to claim a certain consignment
with code NO; VDS: 20/21, valued at $7.5 MILLION. The main reason why I
have written this mail to you is because no one has applied for the
issuance of the release of these trunks as they have laid here for over
9yrs now. In conclusion; I assure you that this business is risk free. (OUR
MODE OF SHARING IS 50% FOR YOU AND THE REST 50% for me).*

*If you are of interest to the proposed deal, please do not hesitate to
reply back to me at your earliest convenient time.*

*Best Regards, *
*Mr. George Owen. *

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