419 scam: "Ms.Vilian Oskan" <vivian_oscar60@yahoo.ca> Good News.

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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:
- "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)
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "fund beneficiary" (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)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms.Vilian Oskan" <vivian_oscar60@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: vivian_osibr@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2010 15:13:21 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Good News.

Good News.
Dear One,

My name is Ms.Vilian Oskan 22 years old while my brother Nasiri 20 years old, a family of two children. My father was assassinated along side with my mother and our house helper while we were at school, on September 12, 2008 by the rebels following the political uprising in the country. Our father was the Director General of Ghanaian Ashantigold Company based in Abidjan , Cote D'ivoire,for 11yrs until his death in the year 2008.

Before his death he made a deposit of Two Million, One hundred Thousand US dollars ($2.1million US dollars) in one of the bank here in Cote D'lvoire. This fund he intended to use establishing his own business in abroad since he deposited the fund beneficiary as a foreigner. We would like you to invest this funds in your country, meanwhile we will require your assistance in receiving this fund in your personal account or company account for investment in the areas of (a) Importations (b) real estate managements (c) transportations (d) hospital investment etc.

We would be gladly to offer you 25% of the total sum for your efforts/assistance, for further explanation on how we will proceed, do reply as soon as possible.

Awaiting for your immediate response.
Best regards.

Ms.Vilian Oskan

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