419 scam: Prisca Ousmane <jkiu@ona.att.ne.jp> Dear Trusted one,ohnsonuest.ft Reward Bonus.YOUR CLAIM +2778PŒë¸"

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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. )
- "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)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Prisca Ousmane <jkiu@ona.att.ne.jp>
Reply-To: priscaousmane@ymail.com
Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2010 18:28:34 +0900
Subject: Dear Trusted one,

Dear Trusted one,

Please forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise and if it might offend you without your prior consent.I have a proposal for you, this however is not mandatory in any manner compel you to honour against your will. Although I have not met with you before that is why i'm pleading for this help from you, but i want you to consider it as the will of God for my knowing who you are.

I am Ms. Prisca Ousmane 19 years old, the only daughter of Mr David Ousmane from Sierra Leone,He's known as a cocoa Farmer/merchant in our country and within African contries. Durning the recent land disputes by the agents of our president, He was killed together with some other farmers.

Two weeks after his dealth my mother told me about the deposite of $19.5 million dollars,he Deposited in a security company in Abidjan,Cote d'ivoire with a foreign partner which she didn't know and the document of deposite was made with my name.

So i waited for so long before I decided to recover the money to start up my life in your country or anywhere save enough outside Africa for security of my life. I want you to help me claim and retrive the money from the bank with the documents I have here with me and transfer it into your personal account in your country for my future life purposes and on profitable investment.

Please if you can be of assistance to me, I will be pleased for you,tell me what will be your offer out of the total money so I can use the rest to start up my life. Please, I want you to know that it will require money according to the companies on my last discussion with the manager, this is the reason I cry unto you for Godly help to get this money out of the bank. Also i will need your informations below:

1.Your Full Names
2.Your Age/ Sex
3.Your Marital Status
4.Your Occupation
5.Your Mobile Numbers/Fax
6.Your International Passport/Working ID/Driving Lenience.
7.Your religion

I await your soonest response through here if you can consider my plight
and help me out.

Regards,
Ms. Prisca Ousmane.

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