419 scam: angela osseni <angela_osseni@rediffmail.com> From Miss Angela Osseni,

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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:
- "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)
- "confidentiality of this transaction" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "can i completely trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: angela osseni <angela_osseni@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: angelaosseni@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Mon, 21 May 2012 04:06:28 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Miss Angela Osseni,

>From Miss Angela Osseni,

I delight to write you for a brief confidential talk. I am Angela Osseni leaving in Ivory Coast and am contacting you because I need your help in the management of a large sum of money that my late father Late Chief James Osseni intended to use for an investment overseas before his death and also help me to come up in your country to stay with you and continue my studies.

The amount is eight million, seven hundred thousand United State (US$8,700,000) deposited in one of the leading security company here. The Fund is inside a Trunk Box deposited and registered as family valueable for the safety of the Fund,The Security Company did not know the real content due to that it was by the help of my late father friend the former director of the security company who was also late.

It is such a large amount that I don't even know were to start from due to my age and condition here. I lost my mother long time ago during child birth and ever since then, I have been with my father until his death as the only child. My Late father was a very rich Cocoa farmer during his days and he was poisoned by his close family relation. Now I want you to stand as my guardian and appointed beneficiary to help me see that this fund is transferred to your account in your country since i am just 20 years and an undergraduate. I am not safe here because of the people that killed my father and political crisis going on here for some time now and am also afraid my late father's colleagues might come after me. I am presently in the asylum camp.
I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards. Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.

Now permit me to ask these few questions:-

1. Can I completely trust you?
2. What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you after the money arrived in your custody?
3. Can you help me to come over to your country and further my educational carrier?
4. Can you assure me of the confidentiality of this transaction So that when coming into your country people will not put eyes on me,
Please, Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible

Thank you so much
My sincere regards
Miss Angela Osseni,

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