419 scam: annadonnamadam <madamanna20@yahoo.co.kr> From Mrs Anna Donna

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "the 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)
- "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)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- mrs.anna24@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: annadonnamadam <madamanna20@yahoo.co.kr>
Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 18:05:27 +0900 (KST)
Subject: From Mrs Anna Donna

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mrs Anna Donna from serrie-loene writing you from Cotonou Republic of
Benin,I know you may receive this mail as Supprect to you I beleive by God grace
I got your contact in confidence After asking for God directions,Despart I never
disclose where I receive your contact hope for you to understand and also try to
help me out.

I wish to know if you can assist us in by removing and handling both our fund
of(US.$28.500,Million Dollars) and invest Presently in your land of business,the
fund and gold is still in the Trust Security Company here in Benin Cotonou.

Where my late husband deposited it for safe keeping and my husband never
disclose the content to the Trust Security company,he only declear it as"family
treasure,because he do not want the Security company to knowÂ the content of are
consignment just for safe keeping and to enable the consignment to been carried
out urgently.

Please if you have good assiciated business in your country, I and my son will
love if we will invest our fund in your business and you also help us look for A
buyer of gold over there, because we do not know any body in Eruope,and we don'
t want to do anything here in Africa.

I and my son is in need of a God fearing person who will assist us very wall in
this fund that we are about to invest in Eruope our in any where you will invest
it properly with the person's advice.

Actually I do not want involovement of any African because of our safty, they
killed my husband just because of his Welit .If you can assist us receive this
fund, kindly send to me your phone number fax number and also your full name
with address for us to get you approved as our eneficiary,because we want to
finalise this in five or six day from today.

Please let me know if you are interested to assist us,so that I will discuss
with my Son Micheal to on the persentage we will offer you also send you the
aggreement document which my late husband deposited the consignment with the
Security Company,for our both trust and confidence in are family. Hope to
receive your reply today.Please reply to are privacy email
at(mrs.anna24@yahoo.ca)

Yours faithfully,
From Mrs Anna Donna.

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