419 scam: "emm r." <dpetin444@katamail.com> Dear Friend,

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- emmriva444@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "emm r." <dpetin444@katamail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 22:42:52 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,
Let me first apologize for this intrusion into your privacy even if it's
very important.I am writing this mail to you with tears and sorrow from my
heart please hear my cry and help me out.My name is Ms Emma Rivera...the
wife of Sr. Emilio Rivera former chair of independent transport workers'
group, the Matina Aplaya Transport Cooperative (MATRANSCO), who was shot
dead; July 2013.

Before my husband was killed, I inherited total sum of ($ 22,300.000
USD).twenty two Million three Hundred Thousand Dollars from some transport
equipment export & import we made with my husband before his untimely
death, the money is deposited in a private security company and entrusted
for safekeeping overseas by my late husband. The deposit was place for
safekeeping in trust for foreign investor under a secret arrangement as an
Artwork and the security company is not aware of the original content of
the trunk box as money.

My main purpose of sending you this e-mail is because of the way I found
you and perhaps trustworthy to give you this priority to help me claim the
treasure box as my late husband foreign partner/trustee of the deposit base
on the contractual deposit agreement and to relocate to any address you
deemed safe and secure either in your country or any good place of your
choice for investment.

I hope to trust you as who will not sit on this fund alone when you help me
claim it. Iâ€™ve made up my mind to offer you 15% of the total money that is
if you help me secured the box for the sake of my kidâ€™s future.

Hopping to hear from you,

Ms E. Rivera
Reply to: emmriva444@gmail.com , if interested..

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