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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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. )
  • "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)
  • "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 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "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.
  • princess_roselinamma@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: princess_roselinamma@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 20:06:18 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Urgent?=

FROM MRS ROSELINE AMMA
ABIDJAN COTE DE IVOIRE
ALTV, EMAIL princess_roselinamma@yahoo.com

Dear Sir/Madam,
With due respect and humility I write you this proposal
which I believe would be of great interest to you.
I am MRS ROSELINE AMMA, the wife of the late DR,
JAMIN AMMA of the blessed memory, Prior to my Husband
assassination by the rebel forces loyal to Major Paul
Koromah, he was the Director general National Gold and
Diamond Mining Corporation of Sierra Leone.

Before my husband was assassinated, he instructed me and my children prince
and sator) to move out of Sierra Leone Immediately,before the powerful Economic
Community of West
Africa States ( ECOMOG) forces intervened which eventually
resulted into a brutal civil war. I and my children managed to escape to
Abidjan, Republic
of Cote d' Ivoire through the help of my Husband friend.

We came into Abidjan with some thing valuables including cash
sum of $30,000,000,00 ( THIRTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ) in two trunk
boxes which I deposited with a security company here with my first son 's
name ( prince Amma).

For your information we did not disclosed the real content of
the boxes to the security company and we do not wish them to know this under
any circumstances. Rather, we deposited the box as containing family valuables.
Meanwhile, I want to leave Cote d' Ivoire entirely with this money for
investment in your country because of the stable political situation and
mostly for the future of my children.

I therefore require you to please assist me in the following areas, hence
my children are still underage.
1) Changing the ownership of the money in your name as the
sole beneficiary, to enable us transfer the money into your
country.

2) You are also required to negotiate for the best
project where this money could be invested.

3) Above every other thing you shall keep the confidentiality of this
transaction. We have it in mind to reward you handsomely
for your assistance.

We are prepared to give you 20% of the total sum, while 5%
will cover any expenses made. Also you shall have 5% of the
total profit of the investment because you are to manage it
for my children. Do not hesitate to contact my son prince
on this email adress Immediately you receive this letter to
enable us proceed in Ernest towards concluding this
transfer.

May God bless you as you assist us.
Yours sincerely
Mrs Roseline Amma.





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