419 scam: Rose Sigcau <rose.sigcau56@yahoo.fr> SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE

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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.
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.
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.
- sigcau.rose@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Rose Sigcau <rose.sigcau56@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: sigcau.rose@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:35:59 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE

Hi,

Greetings,My name is Rose Sigcau,My nationality is Ghana,i am 24 years old,i studied marketing in business administration in the University.I am the only child of my parents,i lost my father in the year 2010 and my mother died when i was 5 years old. My late father was into Cocoa business in Ivory-Coast for thirty two years before he died in the year 2010.

It is my desire to write to you from my heart and am hoping that you will not betray me, My father deposited the sum of (US$12.500.000.00) Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand United States of American Dollars when he was alive with a bank here in Ivory-Coast. In-fact i will furnish you with all the relevant information when i hear from.Now,what i need from you is your good assistance in helping me receive this funds into your bank account for onward investment since i novice in the world of business.

I have decided to offer you 20% of the total sum for your good assistance.Please kindly
show your interest by replying to me through this email address: (sigcau.rose@yahoo.fr)

My best regards,

Rose Sigcau.

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