419 scam: dennis toure <co104go@hotmail.com> Dearest One

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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:
- "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand american 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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: dennis toure <co104go@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <dennistoure300@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 19:02:55 +0000
Subject: Dearest One

>From Dennis and Alice.

Dearest One
I
know this mail may come to you as a surprise, since we have not known
or written before. I am Dennis Toure, 20 years old, I am contacting you
on behalf of myself and my youger sister Alice. We are an orphans.Nationality:
Ivoirians. Our late Father Mr Lawrence Toure was a successful
business-man whom before his untimely death , was a Cocoa and Diamond
Merchant based here in abidjan, Cote d'lvoire.Both our Father and Mother
were poisoned at a party organised by one of
his business associates.
Before
he died in a private hospital here, my Father called me and told me
that he deposited the sum of US$3.5m (Three Million Five Hundred
Thousand American Dollars), in a bank here which he used my name as next
of kin to deposit the funds as the only son. So we want a Godly person
who will help us transfer the fund to his account
So plaese reply to me for full details Sincerely,Mr Dennis toure

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