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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million 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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • donluseni@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • donattah@mail.nu (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: donna luseni <donluseni@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 05:40:48 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: OUR INHERITANCE


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: donluseni@yahoo.com

Dear Sir,


I am Mr. Donna Attah Luseni and my sister is Miss Lilian Luseni, we are the children of late Chief Attah Luseni from Sierra Leone. I am writing you in absolute confidence primarily to seek your assistance to transfer our cash of Nineteen Million United States Dollars (US$19,000.000.00) now in the custody of a private Security trust firm in Europe the money is in trunk box deposited and declared as family valuables by my late father as a matter of fact the company does not know the content as money, although my father made them to under stand that the box belongs to his foreign partner.

Source of the money:


My late father Chief Attah Luseni , a native of Kono District in the Northerh province of Sierra Leone, was the General Manager of Sierra Leone Mining co-operation (S.L.M.C.) Freetown . According to my father, this money was the income accrued from Mining Co-operation's over draft

and minor sales.


Before the peak of the civil war between the rebels forces of Major Paul Koroma and the combined forces of ECOMOG peace keeping operation that almost destroyed my country, following the forceful removal from power of the civilian elected President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah by the rebels. My

father had already made arrangement for his family thats talking about my mother, my little sister and myself to be evacuated to Cotonou Republic of Benin with the CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT he made with a security firm in Europe through the aid of U.N evacuation team. From there we

moved to Netherlands after the death of my mother with the help of the red cross in Benin Republic. We are now in Netherlands under asylum.


During the war in my country, and following the indiscriminate looting of Public and Government properties by the rebel forces, the Sierra Leone mining coop. Was one of the target looted and it was destroyed. My father including other top Government functionaries were attaked and killed by the rebels in November 2000 because of his relationship with the civilian Government of Ahmed Tejan Kabbah.


As a result of my father's death , and with the news of my uncle's involvement in the air crash in January it dashed our hope of survival.


The untimely deaths caused my mother's heart failure and other related complications of which she later died in the hospital after we must have spent a lot of money on her early this year . Now my 19 years old sister and myself are alone in this strange country (NETHERLANDS)suffering without any care or help. Without any relation, we are now like refugees and orphans.

Our only hope now is in you and the box deposited in the Security Firm.

To this effect, I humbly solicit your assistance in the followings ways.


1. to assist me claim this box from the security Firm as our beneficiary

2. to transfer this money (USD$19M) in your name to your country

3. to make a good arrangement for a joint business investment on our behalf in your country and you, our Adviser/ Manager.


For your assistance, I have agreed with my younger sister that 15% of the total amount will be for your effort and another 1 % to cover all the expenses that may incurre during the business transaction, Last, I urge you to keep this transaction strictly confidential as no one knows our where about.


Please as you show your willingness, Forward to us your full name, address and Telephone.


Earnestly awaiting your response through fax number +31-84-724-4813 or the email below.


Thanks and regards,


Mr. DONNA ATTAH LUSENI.

Please Email to :donattah@mail.nu

- donna luseni

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