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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.

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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "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_edward1@yahoo.ca

Fraud email example:

From: vivian edward1 <vivian_edward1@yahoo.ca>
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 13:41:19 -0500 (EST)
Subject: help From Vivian Edward


From : Mrs Vivian Edward
Abidjan, Cote d Ivoire
West Africa.
vivian_edward1@yahoo.ca


Dearest one,

With due respect to your humble self, I write you
this letter which I believe you would be of great
assistance to me and my children.

I am MRS Vivian Edward the wife of the late Dr
DAVID Edward of the blessed memory. Prior to my
husband assassination by the rebel forces loyal to
CORPORAL FODAY SANKOH of the Revolutionary United
Front (RUF), He was the Director General National
Gold and Diamond Mining Corporation of Sierra-Leone.

Few days before my husband was assassinated, he
instructed me and my children ( DIDOW and Raymond) to
move out of Sierra-Leone and also to go in his
underground strong room where the documents of
money he has deposited in a security company in
Abidjan Cote d Ivoire in one trunk Box as family
valuables and treasures with the name of my first
son DIDOW koromah as the beneficiary. The amount is
US$10,500.000.00 (Ten million Five hundred thousand
United States
Dollars.)We managed to escape to Abidjan the
Republic of Cote d Ivoire through the help of my
husbands friend who is a trawler. As our travelling
document was seized.
For your information , the security company does not
know the real content of the box and we do not wish
them to know until the money is transferred to your
account. As it was deposited as family valuables and
treasures.

Meanwhile, I want to leave Cote d'Ivoire entirely
with this money for investment in your country because
of the unstable political situation and mostly for the
future of my children. I want you to please assist
us to claim the box from the security company in
Europe. Because of the political problem here
sometimes ago,I instructed the Security Company to
transfer the consignment to their branch office in
Europe for safe keeping. So the consignment is now in
Europe. we have it in mind to reward you with a
certain percentage for your assistance. As soon as we
hear from you.

Do not hesitate to send me e-mail in this contact e-mail vivian_edward1@yahoo.ca



immediately you
receive this letter to enable us proceed in earnest
toward retrieving the box and transferring of the
money into your account.

Finally, Please ensure that no one else knows about
this money as it is only me, my son and yourself
knows about this money. Please even if you don't
want to assist me, please dont expose this for my
security.
May God bless you as you assist me.

I am looking forward to hear from you as soon as
possible.

Mrs Vivian Edward




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