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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)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- This email message is a orphan scam.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- rosemary_michael_rose@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Rosemary Michael <rosemary_michael_rose@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:47:23 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello From Rosemary Michael
Hello From Rosemary Michael
My name is Rosemary Michael the only survival duagther of late Mr Ternier Michael a Haiti nationality I am 18 years old girl. My Late father Mr.Ternier Michael was the director of Temerco Construction Company In Ivory Coast West Africa went home from Ivory Coast to my country Haiti on the 4th of January 2010 with my mother Mrs. Lucy Ternier for
holiday a bad news come to me from his foreign adviser that my parents was among those who died On the 12th January 2010 Earthquakes that happends to my country including all my family members.
I was all left alone and became an orphan I do not know where to go from here, 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 and save my future,I send you this mail asking for your immediate assistance to help me to receive this money in your hand. The amount ($11.5M) and take me as your own daugther help me over to your country and invest the money in your country while I will futher my education in your country because I have no family members left in my country again.This money is consealed in a trunk box and deposited in the security Service here in Abidjan Ivory Coast West Africa .My late father registered it as family valuables on behalf of his foreign business patner.Now I want to secure it out and I discussed with Security Company all the information and documents are intact.
Please I choose you as my late father foreign business partner to receive the box.Please accept me and help me to receive the box and save my life as your own duagther soon as possible.Upon your confirmation of this e-mail, I will send you more information and the deposit account informations for your confirmation and conlude this with the security company.
I want you to kindly contact me through my private email address as follow:(rosemary_michael_rose@yahoo.co.jp).
Yours sincerely,
Rosemary Michael
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