419 scam: suzanna Duke <suzanna_duke66@yahoo.co.jp> Your Help Please!

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand us 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)
- "is highly confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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.
- suzannaduke_2007@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: suzanna Duke <suzanna_duke66@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: suzannaduke_2007@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:43:57 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Your Help Please!

Dearest one,
I am happy to request for your assistance and also to go into business relationship with you, I believe that you will not betray my trust which I am going to lay on you. I am Ms Suzanna Duke; 19 years old and the only daughter of my late parents Chief and Mrs Duke Kamara. My father was a highly
reputable businness magnet-(a cocoa merchant) who operated in the capital of Ivory coast and france during his days. It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in France during one of his business trips abroad year 12th, Febuary 2009.

Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle of his who travelled with him at that time but there was no sufficient evidence to prove this. My mother died of cancer when I was just 6 years old, I am in possesion of some documents covering the deposit
of US$ 8.5Million (Eight million, Five hundred thousand US dollars) which my late father deposited with one of the leading security companies in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire. I have verified the transaction with the firm here as declared by my late daddy on his testament will and it is in accordance
with my late father's declaration.

This fund is of no criminal origin as it was realised from sales of the alluvial gold dust and cocoa being my late father's business. I am soliciting for your kind assistance in retrieving and claiming this fund from the Bank here as my appointed beneficiary or investor. I will give you further
details as soon as I hear from you, and we will discuss terms and percentage subsequently but you must treat this highly confidential until I leave this country for my security reasons. This is because I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of this incessant political crisis here in Ivory
coast. The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life. Sir, I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards so that my father's patrimony can be in security in your country or else I may lose that here in this country.Your suggestions and ideas will be highly
regarded. I would also like to resume my studies while in your country soon after the completion of the transaction. I will offer you 15% of the total sum as mentioned here! Hope this would help cover your inconvinences etc.

contact me throgh my private Email at: suzannaduke_2007@yahoo.co.jp
Yours Sincerely,
Suzanna Duke

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