419 scam: "Cindy John Clark" <ani4joe@yahoo.co.uk> Confidential!

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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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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: "Cindy John Clark" <ani4joe@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: <cin_clark@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 12:12:52 -0400
Subject: Confidential!

Sir,

It is my pleasure to write you after much consideration, since I cannot be
able to see you face to face at first. Being the only DAUGHTER of my
father, late Mr. John Clark from SIERRA-LEONE Africa (WA) I am 20 years of
age. My father was limited liability DIAMOND and Gold merchant in FREETOWN
SIERRA-LEONE before his untimely death.

After his business trip to abidjan to nagociate on a GOOD INVESMENT
business he wanted to invest in abidjan. A week after he came back from
abidjan , he got an accident with my mother of which my mother died
instantly but my father died after five days in a private hospital on that
faithful afternoon, I didn't know that my father was going to leave me
after I had lost my mother, but before he gave up the ghost, it was as if
he knew he was going to die. my father, (MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PERFECT
PEACE) he disclosed to me that he deposited sum of $12,500,000.00 US
Dollars (twelve MILLION,five hundred DOLLARS) in a security company here
in Senegal.That the money was meant for his DIAMOND and Gold company he
wanted to establish in abidjan though, according to my father he deposited
the money in a trunk box but declared it as vital family belongings.

He single handed me the key of the box and the deposit certificate and
instructed me to seek for a reliable and trust worthy business partner for
my life time investment abroad. Now I have succeeded in locating the
security company here in Senegal also confirmed the items with most honest
and confidentiality. Now I am soliciting for your assistance to help me
lift this money out from Dakar to your safe account abroad so that we
should invest it in any meaningful lucrative business in your country
because this is my only hope and i want to have a good start.I am willing
to offer you 10% of the total fund if only you can help me out of my
present predicament and map out 5% for any expencies that may be incured
before and after the transaction.

Awaiting anxiously to hear from you so that we can discuss the modalities
of this business.

Yours sincerely.
cindy.

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