419 scam: Elizabeth Edward <elizabeth_edward001@yahoo.co.jp> An orphan cry for help

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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:
- "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 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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Elizabeth Edward <elizabeth_edward001@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 04:22:15 +0900 (JST)
Subject: An orphan cry for help

>From Miss Elizabeth Edward
Citizen of Sierra Leone

Dear one,
I send this message to you, In confidence which i believe that if it is the wish of God$B!G(B for you to help me and my brother as an orphan , God almighty will bless and reward you abundantly, which you will never regret now or in fucture. I am Miss Elizabeth Edward 19 year old girl Please I
want you to understand that the improvement of technological innovation in the area of Communication have brought the whole world into a global village. Where one can reach each other in matters of needs,

My late father was a director of gold and diamond mining corporation union. (LGDMCU)before he was assistance togather with my mother by their business partners , in collaboration with my uncles, I and my brother have run down to a nearby Country Ivory Coast, for our their life, I
soliciting for your assistance to help me to retrieve the sum of (Usd$19.2 million dollars) which our late father deposited in one of the leading security/finance outfit in Abidjan

We don$B!G(Bt have any honest helper here, who can stand for us .My late father drop a writing instruction to the financial firm, 2 days before his dearth in the hospital .That I have to search for a company in your country that can help us when ever I am read to clam this consignment box that is
in there custody. Please I want you to help me to clam this deposit, by helping us to invest the fund in profitable lucrative investment in your country. As for your assistance to me .I promise to offer you 10% for your assistance while 5% is for any expenses that may occur.

Pls. I wait forward to hear from you

Yours Faithfully,
Miss Elizabeth Edward

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