419 scam: "magret4real@adinet.com.uy" <magret4real@adinet.com.uy> URGENT CALL FROM MAGRET WALLAS

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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:
- "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)
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "magret4real@adinet.com.uy" <magret4real@adinet.com.uy>
Reply-To: magretwallas@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 08:08:56 -0300 (UYT)
Subject: URGENT CALL FROM MAGRET WALLAS

URGENT CALL FROM MAGRET WALLAS
Dearest Beloved

How are you doing today? Actaully i need to explain myself to you before we
can procced for any further relationship, Presently life has became a tragidy
to me after the death of my late Father, Actualy it is very risk confiding in
someone you never met before But i believe that the God who made me to come in
contact with you will not let me down, I am in a sincere desire of your humble
assistance, Please consider my condition and help me out with sincere and
honest, My name is Magret Wallas, 21 Years old and the only survival of my late
perents after the incident that happened in my Country Ivoire Coast West
Africa,

Presently i am in a terrible situetion and will apreciate your humble
assistance and ideas, Before the death of my late Parents I was aware of $7.5
Million Doallars ( Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars)
which my late Father deposited in one prime Secirity Company in a Metalic Trunk
Box here in my Country Ivoire Coast, Presently the Security Company did not
know the content as Money because it was deposited as Family Valuables for
security reasons, I have also contacted the Company on how to retreived out
that Trunk Box from their custody,

But my present condition and situetion did not modify me financialy, Presently
to eat food is a problem for me Coupled with the political uprisis here in this
Country, My dear Beloved I want you to help me get this Trunk Box retreived out
from the Security Company and also be deliver to you in your Country, As soon
as you received it You will now make a Traveling arrangement for me to come
over to your Country in other to continue my Education and also to go into
Business relationship with you,

Please dear If you find this mail offensive Please Ignor it and accept my
appology, I will be looking forward to hear from you so that i can provide to
you all the relevant Documents which was sign by my late Father on the day he
made that deposite to the Company including the Company's contact information,
So that you can contact them immediately on how the Trunk Box shall be
retreived and also be deliver to you in your Country, May God bless you for
your understanding and sincere to assist me out.

Yours Beloved,
Magret Wallas.

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