419 scam: "Rosemary Mitchelle Savimbi" <Rosemary_mitchelle@yahoo.com> Need you as foreign partner

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "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)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "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: "Rosemary Mitchelle Savimbi" <Rosemary_mitchelle@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:13:31 +0100
Subject: Need you as foreign partner

Dear Sir/Madam
I am writing you in respect of my late father's business intention abroad. I do hope that my decision to contact you will be of great benefit to the both of us, considering the fact that we have not known each other before.
I am Ms Rosemary Mitchelle Savimbi 24yrs citizen of Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire , right now am in a Refugee Camp in a country called Ghana (West Africa), due to the recent war in my country which took the lives of my both parents.
My late Father who was the former Chairman/CEO Danju Gold Mines (LTD) was killed by the political rebels along side with my Mother, my elder brother and younger sister and now I am the only survival of my family. My late Father deposited the sum of (US$15.5 MILLION USD) in a TRUNK BOX and (70kgs of GOLD BAR) which he deposited with a Security company here in Ghana and these funds were deposited as precious items for family foreign investment and didn't disclose the real content to the security company for safety reasons.
Now the security company wants me to present my nominated foreign beneficiary, as it was stipulated in the deposit certificate to be claim by his foreign beneficiary abroad.
Please, I want you to be my nominated foreign beneficiary to help me receive my inheritance and assist me .in investing in a profitable business there in your country abroad and I will come over to start a new life and further my education, I am really suffering here and I cannot leave Africa without my inheritance because these is my only hope in life.
All the legal documents as regards the deposit of this inheritance in the security company are now in my custody; please I need your help as this is urgent and very confidential because it's my last hope in life. For your foreign assistance I'll be ready to compensate you with a negotiable percentage of this sum.
I pray to hear from you.
Best Regards.
Ms Rosemary Mitchelle Savimbi
Abidjan
Helping refugees from war ravaged countries to find a better life

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