419 scam: Little Lina Watson <sweetangelwatson@yahoo.com> Dearest One,

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "the 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 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)
- "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)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "sweetangelwatson@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Little Lina Watson <sweetangelwatson@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: sweetangelwatson@live.com
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 05:52:13 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Dearest One,

Dearest One,

I will be very happy to hear from you no matter that we have never seen each other before, i am writing this mail to you with tears in my eyes because of what I have been passing through here as an orphan child since the death of my parents, first, my name is Miss LINA WATSON, 16yrs old undergraduate, the only child and Daughter of my parents Mr$Mrs ORBACH WATSON in Abidjan, the economical capital city of Cote D' Ivoire in West Africa, I lost my mother in a motor accident when I was a baby since then my father took me very special before he died last year, Before his death, he was a cocoa merchandise before he was poisoned to death by his Business associate on one of their out going on a business trip finally he died in a private hospital here, before his death he called me at his sick bed and disclosed to me that he deposited the sum of Fifteen Million US Dollars($15m) concealed in a trunk box which he deposited in one financial security company here in Abidjan which he decl
ared as family valuable item. Because of political problems here, the security company transfered the consignment to their affiliate office in Europe, now the consignment is in Europe waiting for the clearance, Please my dear I want you to assist me stand as my nominated foreign trustee and claim the box from the affiliate office of the security company in europe on my behalf, This money was meant for the importation of machineries for his cocoa/coffee processing plants for a company which he wanted to establish in Abidjan - Cote d'Ivoire. Unfortunately he did not live to achieve it before his death, I am appealing to you for your assistance to help me retrieve this consignment from the security company on my behalf and aid me to leave ivory coast and come over to your place to secure my life and obtain a resident permit so that I can further my education in your place, since i have no experience or interest in his type of business please I contacted you as a reliable, God f
earing and trust worthy someone who will assist me to claim, secure and invest the funds in any meaningful lucrative business or share in your country because this is my only hope in life to live in future, please I will like to live this place immediately because of the treating given to me over my life by my uncles because of my fathers property, please if interested the following information will be required from you in obataining and making a change of ownership from my late father's documents to you as the next of kin and also the bonifide beneficiary of his funds which will be wire to you in any of your designated Bank account in your country.

1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. YOUR DIRECT PHONE AND FAX #(IF ANY)
3. YOUR COMPLETE CONTACT ADDRESS
4. YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT/DRIVER'S ID
5. SEX, AGE AND OCCUPATION.

please I will like to hear urgently from you.

please email my private address
sweetangelwatson@live.com

God bless you as i look forward to hearing from you.
Thanks.
Yours Little Girl.
Little Lina Watson

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