419 scam: "sampsonn@rediffmail.com"<sampsonn@rediffmail.com> Please your trust is needed

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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:
- "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)
- "trunk boxes" (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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "sampsonn@rediffmail.com" (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:20:22 +0700
Subject: Please your trust is needed

*This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(r) Pro*
Hello ,
Sorry for getting to you this way, I write to seek your assistance in claiming and investing the sum of $21.500,000,00 million dollar which is lying unclaimed in our security company Accra Ghana in which I am a Director of investigation.
The original/initial depositor is dead and there is no recorded next of kin to our deceased customer and nobody has asked for this fund for the past eight years. The fund is contained in two trunk boxes marked 126 and 173 respectively.
For security reasons, I will give you other information’s about this fund and the criteria for a hitch free claiming of this fund and the transfer to your good account number for our mutual benefits upon receipt of your favourable response.
Please if you know that you cannot keep this fund for me or you cannot keep the secret (confidentiality), please do not reply this message
Regard.
Mr. Sampson Nortey.

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