419 scam: "Mrs. Sandra Didier" <s01d_d_200620091@yahoo.co.jp> FROM A WIDOW.

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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:
- "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 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)
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Sandra Didier" <s01d_d_200620091@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: s01d_d_20062009@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 03:38:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM A WIDOW.

Mrs Sandra DidierAbidjan Cote D'ivoire.
Hi Dearest One,

With due respect, I write you this proposal and I believe it will be of great interest to you. Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere business. I am a 45 year old widow. Well, my husband died 2 years ago and left me behind. He was a business man. He left the sum of USD5,000, 000.00 dollars (Five Million US Dollars) under the custody of a Diplomatic Courier Service here in country. But because of the politcal problem here, I decided to seek your asssitance by retrieving this consignment box from the Diplomatic Courier Service to enable them ship the consignment box to you in your country so as to enable me come over to your country to invest the money into a profitable business in your country under your guidance.
I don't know how and what I will do to invest this money somewhere in abroad so that my husband kindred will not take over what belongs to me. He also gave out a sounding instruction to the Diplomatic Courier Service that the consignment must be shipped outside this country and it was deposited in the Diplomatic Courier Service as an FAMILY VALUABLE for security and safety reasons to avoid problem or tamparing by the officers of the company before use. This is to make sure that I did not begin to make use of the money here so that his enemies will not get at me. Dear, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:
(1)To serve as my guardian in your country while I will depend on your expert advice.(2)To make arrangement for me to come over to your country and to secure a residence permit for me in your country. (3) You will assist me to invest this money in a lucrative business there in your country since you may know the business can thrive well there. Moreover Dear,I am willing to offer you 30% of the total money as compensation for your efforts/inputs after the successful transfer of this money to your account overseas.

Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me as I believed that this project would be concluded within fourteen (14) days you signify interest to assist me. Hoping to hearing from you soonest. May God bless you as you extend your helping hand to a needy widow.
Thanks.Yours Sincerely.
Mrs Sandra Didier.

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