419 scam: vivian duke <vivian_duke2004@yahoo.fr> Dearest,o.uk> CONGRATULATIONS!!!OIL SHELL LOTTERY WINNPŒë¸"

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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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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)
- "trunk boxes" (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 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)
- "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "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.
- vivian_duke2004@yahoo.fr (Yahoo, France; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: vivian duke <vivian_duke2004@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 23:04:12 +0000
Subject: Dearest,

Dearest,

May God bless you for creating out time to reply my message
to you.I am a Sierra Leonean National and the wife of late Dr
TAYLOR. Until his death, my husband was the General
overseer of the Diamond Mine in Kanema Sierra Leone.
On April 6 2000 the military forces loyal to the
Government of ,Ahmed TIJAN KABBAH invaded the diamond
mine and assassinated my husband, mistaking him for
his brother WESSE TAYLOR who is the deputy to the
leader of the revolutionary United Front (RUF )FODAY
SANKOH.When the news reached me, I hurried gathered
some valuables in our family villa and escaped for my
dear life in the company of my only son VINCENT. Among
the valuables was a file that contained details of a
deposit my husband made in a security company in
Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire. He deposited 12 million US
dollars contained in 2 trunk boxes in the name of our
son Vincent as containing family valuables money he
made from the sale of Gold and diamonds during his
time as the General overseer. Now that we are in
Abidjan and verified the transaction, we need your
assistance to move this funds out of Côte d'Ivoire for
investment in your country as we cannot invest here
due to its nearness to our country and the war still
going on there. We ask you to scout for a viable and
lucrative business, so that we can invest wisely. We
have it in mind to give your 10% of the total sum
(12 million US Dollars), and 15% share in any
investment we will embark upon if you assist us. We
will also set aside 5% of the funds for ancillary
expenses which you will make in course of this
transaction- fax messages, phone calls, air tickets
etc. This fortune we have revealed to you should
remain confidential as it only you who we have told
about it. The email address below have been acquierd
for this transaction, so that your messages will be
confidentially recieved. write me on this mail
address= vivian_duke2004@yahoo.fr on receipt of this
message for futher directives. Note that this
transaction is risk free.Looking forward to hearing
from you.i have attached my picture to this mail and
will also send you documents that proves the existence of
this trunks upon hearing your response.Please note that
all this should remain confidential and nobody else
should know about it untill we have this consignment in
your country.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU ONCE AGAIN.
Mrs vivian Taylor

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