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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "rosemary_mane70@cantv.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "rosemary_mane70@cantv.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a orphan scam.
Fraud email example:
From: "rosemary mane" <rosemary_mane70@cantv.net>
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2010 04:37:59 -0430
Subject: From Rosemary Mane.
From Rosemary Mane.
lot 25 Immueble Dela Paix
Rue 28
Treichville.Abidjan
Cote D'Ivoire.
Email(rosemary_mane70@cantv.net)
My Dearest one,
My name is Rosemary Mane.
I am 22 years old
and an Orphan
After my praying and fasting for God to find me a
trustworthy someone who will help me to receive the only money I Inherited
from My late Father.
I send you this mail asking for your immediate
assistance to help me to receive this money in your hand. The amount
($8.5M).
This money is consealed in a trunk box and deposited in the
security company here in abidjan.My late father registered it as family
valuables.
Now I want to secure it out and I discussed with Security
Company and the company agreed to send the trunk box to any country I want
them to send it.
The company said that they will send the trunk box to
you through their diplomatic courier service to you.
The company
said that it can only take them 3 or 4 days to send the box to your
hand if you are ready to receive it.
Please I choose you as my partner
to receive the box.
Please accept me and help me to receive the box as
soon as possible.
I want you to send me the below details in this
email(rosemary_mane70@cantv.net)
(1)Your name
(2)Your
address
(3)Your telephone number
(4)Your fax number
(5)a copy of
your id card or pspt.
Please send me this information so that I will
submit it to the security company and introduce you officially as my
partner. You know
that this is an issue of money please keep it very
secret until you receive the trunk box in your hand.
Yours
sincerely,
Rosemary Mane.
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