419 scam: JEAN ABBAS <kohrogokabila0010@yahoo.co.jp> 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:
- "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)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: JEAN ABBAS <kohrogokabila0010@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: JEAN ABBAS <together_ness@ymail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 00:56:29 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTENTION

FROM JEAN ABBAS
ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST
TEL: +22541566826

ATTENTION:Â

I AM JEAN ABBAS, THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE CHIEF PETER ABBAS.Â Â MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS ASSOCIATES.Â
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BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY LATE FATHER IN A HOSPITAL HERE, HE TOLD ME THAT HE DEPOSITED TRUNK BOX THAT CONTAINS (US $ 11.5M) IN A SECURITY IN EUROPE IN MY NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIND COMPANY AS FAMILY VALUABLE NOT AS MONEY FOR SECURITY REASON AND I HAVE CALLED AND CONFIRMED THE DEPOSIT WITH THEÂ Â SECURITY COMPANY AND I HAVE THEIR CONTACT AND ALL THE DOCUMENTS HERE WITH ME BEFORE I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU TO HELP ME RETRIEVE THE TRUNK BOX ON MY BEHALF AS MY FOREIGN BUSINESS PARTNER FOR ONWARD INVESTMENT BY YOU FOR MY FUTURE.
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PLEASE, I WILL LIKE TO RELOCATE FROM HERE TO YOUR COUNTRY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE MY WICKED UNCLE AND HIS WIFE IS AFTER MY LIFE BECAUSE OF THIS MONEY, THEY SAT IN ALL MY LATE FATHER'S ASSETS AND PROPERTIES AND ALSO WANTS ME DEAD SO THAT THEY WILL TAKE THE DOCUMENTS AND THE CONTACT OF THE SECURITY COMPANY FROM ME BUT I THANK GOD TODAY THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW MY WHERE ABOUT NOW BUT MY LIFE IS IN DANGER AND I WILL BE VERY HAPPY IF YOU CAN HELP ME SO THAT I WILL NOT LOSE MY LIFE AND MY INHERITED MONEY IN THE HAND OF MY WICKED UNCLE AND HIS WIFE.

PLEASE IF YOUâ€™RE WILLING AND READY TO HELP ME KINDLY GET BACK TO ME FOR MORE DETAILS OR YOU CALL ME THROUGH THIS NUMBER +22541566826
BEST REGARDS,

JEAN ABBAS

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