419 scam: "sjhnsonkid111@cantv.net" <sjhnsonkid111@cantv.net> Greetings to you, with warm heart I offer my friendship/Hilsen til deg, med var

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "your country for safe keeping" (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)
- "i feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a orphan scam.
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.
- sjohnson4god@hotmail.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "sjhnsonkid111@cantv.net" <sjhnsonkid111@cantv.net>
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 12:22:00 -0430
Subject: Greetings to you, with warm heart I offer my friendship/Hilsen til deg, med varmt hjerte jeg tilby mitt vennskap

I need ur help Immediately.
Mr. Solomon Johnson
Zone 4 Avenue,
Abidjan - Cte d'Ivoire.

Dearest One,

Greetings to you, with warm heart I offer my friendship, and I hope this mail meets you in good time. I feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business, though,this medium (Internet) has been greatly abused, i choose to reach you through it because it still remains one of the fastest medium of communication. However, strange or surprising this contact might seem to you as we have not met personally or had any dealings in the past, We have some fund, which I and My Mother will like to invest with you as partners. If you accept this offer, let me know in other to give you more details.I came across your contact via online penpal profiles in my earnest search for the right person to handle a transaction with me and I apologize if the content of my mail or method of approach are contrary to your moral ethics,but I had to reach you through this medium.

It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I and my mother intend to establish in your country. It may sound like a hoax, but it is 100% REALITY. I got your contact on PenPal Friendship in my search for a partner abroad via Internet. Though I have not met with you before but I believe,one has to risk confiding in someone to succeed sometimes in life. There is this amount of Five million five hundred U.S dollars($5,500,000.00) which my late Father Packaged in a trunk box and deposited this money with a Security company here in Abidjan-Cote d'Ivoire for safe keeping before he was assassinated by unknown persons.

My Father Registered this box and deposited it as a family valuables belonging to his business partner Abroad,he did not register the box as cash so that no one will tamper with it,even as i am writing to you now the security company is not aware of the content of the box, it is only me and you knows that the box is cash and i want it to be kept secret between us untill it is delivered to your country. Now I and my mother decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons. We want you to help us stand as my father foreign business partner to retrieve the box from the security company and ensure that the box was moved from here to your country without anyone knowing its content for investment purposes on these areas Like:

1). Real estate
2). The transport industry
3). Five star hotel

If you can be of an assistance to us we will be pleased to offer to you Five-hundred thousand USD As soon as you received the box. Please, I want you to focus your mind in this transaction for this is risk free ,legal and Genuine business. I ask for your assistance and permission to submit your name as my late Husband foreign Business partner for release of this consignment and transfer/export to your country for safe keeping and investment..

1. Can I give you this financial trust as a trustee/stake holder ?

If yes, get back to me as soon as Possible and if No, your time reading this mail was well appreciated.

I await your soonest response.

Please always send your reply to: sjohnson4God@hotmail.fr
Tel: 0022506263579

Respectfully yours,
Mr. solomon Johnson

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