419 scam: Sylvie Boga dudu <mrs.sylvieboga1@yahoo.co.th> PLS GIVE ME ATTENTION

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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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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)
- "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)
This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Sylvie Boga dudu <mrs.sylvieboga1@yahoo.co.th>
Reply-To: sylvie1boga@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:07:32 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: PLS GIVE ME ATTENTION

Dearest One.

Good day to you and your family.

I am Mrs. Sylvie Boga Dudu, the wife of late Mr Emile Boga Dudu, the Former Minister of Interior in Ivory Coast, who was killed by the special forces of president Laurent Gbagbo, simply because my late husband disagreed with him on his evil act.

Since the death of my husband, I have been thrown into a state of antagonism, confusion, humiliation, frustration and hopelessness by the leadership of the President Laurent Gbagbo.

I have even been subjected to physical and psychological torture. As a window that is so traumatized, I have lost confidence with everybody in the country at the moment. You must have heard over the media reports and the Internet what is going on in our country now.

Thanks to God that my husband does not hid anything from me, and before they killed him, he told me about some money he deposited in a security company in Spain, Europe for safe keeping in a metallic trunk box, and he used my name as the beneficiary to deposit the money since he was still in office then, all the documents of deposit is with me. The deposit was made as family valuables as such the security company does not know the contents inside of the box.

The total money in the truck metallic box is (US $25,000.000.00) million Dollars. I have been in contact with the security company in Europe since then, but now due to the political situation in the country against me and my extended family I cannot travel out of the country now that is why, I have decided to seek your mutual assistance to go and claim this money for investment after our agreement, so that I will leave this country as soon as I can immediately with my two children to join you in your country. Please i want to inform you that I will use part of the money for real estate investment as soon everything is ok.

This is my reason of contacting you and desiring your urgent help. In view of the above, if you are willing to assist us, we shall negotiate on your percentage of the money, while you will also help us to invest in your country. I will want us to set aside 5% of the total amount for any expenses we might incur in the course of the retrieving of the box.

I will greatly appreciate if you accept my proposal in good faith.

Mrs. Sylvie Boga Dudu

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