419 scam: Miss Morien Macoase <dfrgt2@att.net> 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)
- "hundred thousand 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)
This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Miss Morien Macoase <dfrgt2@att.net>
Reply-To: morien1@ymail.com
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:55:59 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Dearest One,

Dearest One,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. Though we have not met before but I have no other alternative than to send you this mail this way because of the urgency needed, I contacted you after going through your profile and find you capable of handling this urgent international business transaction. I am Miss Morien Macoase, the only daughter of late Mr and Mrs Joseph Macoase from the republic of Sierra Leone . My father was a very wealthy Cocoa and Gold Merchant based in Abidjan, the economic capital of Cote d'Ivoire before he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outing on a business trip.

My father took me so special because I am motherless. Before the death of my father in a private hospital here. He secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has a sum of $9.5m ( Nine Million and Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars) which he deposited in bank here in Cote d'Ivoire, that he used my name as her only daughter for the next of kin in deposit of this fund.

He then advised me to seek for a good foreign partner in a country of my choice who will assist me retrieve this fund from the bank for investment purpose overseas and I choose your country and contacted you. Then I would want you to signify your interest in assisting me by providing me your personal contacts as follows.

Your full legal names.
Your direct contact number and address so that I will call you and detail you more about this transfer.
Your present occupation.
Your date of birth.

Once I receive this information, I will detail you more about this deposit and we start from there.

Yours Faithfully,
Miss Morien Macoase.

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