419 scam: CHRONOPOST COURIER COMPANY BURKINA FASO <chronopostbf@gmail.com> HELLO MY DEAR CAN I TRUST IN YOU ???

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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.
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.
- maryfedsusuan@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: CHRONOPOST COURIER COMPANY BURKINA FASO <chronopostbf@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 18:53:12 -0800
Subject: HELLO MY DEAR CAN I TRUST IN YOU ???

HELLO MY DEAR

Can we be come friends?,I am Miss Amanda mary ashoka I'm 23 years of
age am interested in you,please reply me here (maryfedsusuan@gmail.com
) for a confidential discussions may be like that we can become best
friends in future sorry for my pictures i will enclose it in my next
mail and more about me when i hear from you okay i am living now in a
refugee camp the only person i have now is Rev.joseph kenennth asusu
(+226 78994552 ) Please you can get me though pastor joseph number
Please if you call him tell him that you want to speak with me he will
send for me in the hostel,Kisses and warmest regards,

I contacted the bank for my inheritance from before and they told me
that due to my refugee status that i can not claim the money without a
foreign Trustee so i want you to be my foreign trustee please i know
if you be my trustee and i believe that with you this transfer will be
done and i have all needed Certificate for prove and also my late
father Bank Deposit Certificate here with me which i will send to you
latter,because when he was alive he deposited some Of money in ADB
BANK which he used my name as the next of kin,the amount in question
is $6.7M( Six Million seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ) please help me
transfer the money to your bank account,

Please the money is my inheritance money being Deposited by my late
father ashoka in my name and It is my intention to compensate you with
30% of the total money for your services after the money being
transfer into your bank account,
1. Can you handle this transfer for me?
2. Can i trust you as a genuine friend?

Kisses and warmest regards
Miss Amanda mary ashoka

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