419 scam: confidential private <confidential78@mail.ru> My dear I need your sincere co-operation.IFICATIONPŒë¸"

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "this transaction is real and never a joke" (this phrase is often used in inheritance scams such as next of kin or https://www.419scam.org/419-murdered-businessman.htm">orphan scams. )
- "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.
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.
- antingachildren@yahoo.fr (Yahoo, France; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: confidential private <confidential78@mail.ru>
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 22:53:13 +0300
Subject: My dear I need your sincere co-operation.

Dear Good Friend,

>From Edward and Mary/ Abidjan, Cote D' Ivoire I am EDWARD ATINGA the only son of late former Director of finance, CLEMENT R. ATINGA Sierra-Leone diamond and mining corporation.

I must confess my agitation is real, and my words is my bond, in this proposal. My late father diverted this fund acquired from the over influencing of price of sales/purchasing of raw materials., now he has deposited the money with a bank here in Abidjan BY FIXED DEPOSIT FORM,and he attached a strict clause to the fund in bracket (PAY AS RECEIVED), where I am residing under political assylum with my younger sister MARY, my younger sister who is 18 years old.

All we needed from you is sincere co-peration mutual understanding , in that regards we your bank particulars even if it empty so long as is functionable so that it could be used for the transfer this money in your bank account, the said amount is US$ 6.7 Million. (Six Million Seven houndren Thousand Dollars)

I am compensating you with 12% of the total money amount, now all my hope is banked on you and I really wants to invest this money in your country, were their is stability of Government, political and economic
welfare.Honestly I want you to believe that this transaction is real and never a joke.

Sir, this is for you to be clarified because, we do not expose ourself to anybody , we believe that you are able to keep this transaction secret for me because this money is the hope of my life, it is important.

E-mail me back immediately you receive this message with this new address; (antingachildren@yahoo.fr ) for more explanation. And promisse me and MARY my younger sister to be a father considering our situation and not to betray us.

Thanks and God bless.
EDWARD AND MARY ATINGA.

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