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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.

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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:
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • dianekeita10@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Diane Myriam Keita" <dianekeita10@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 16:26:41 +0100
Subject: Diane Myriam Keita

Bismillahi Rahmani Rahim Assalamu Alaikum
My name is Diane Myryam Keita from Cote d'Ivoire, but lived briefly in Afghanistan untill the war broke out.
My late father ( Late El-Hadji Abdulazeez Keita ) had lost
his life in the course of the crisis in Afghanistan.
My father deposited the sum of $6.500.000 Milions USD which he deposited in a
a prime bank here in Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire,I came across documents pertaining this, with
enabling conditionalities for the release of the fund which are as follows:
(1) That I must be 25 years or above.
(2) That upon request for the release of the fund, there must be evidence
of investment intentions
I contact you therefore to confirm if you can absorb me in partnership in
your company or possibly advise me on any investment opportunity in your country.
When I reach agreement with you, the bank will release my fund into an account
that you shall nominate and I will come over to you to commence business
partnership with you and the fund.
SIR, I AM RESPECTFULLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IF YOU
CAN BE OF HELP TO ME IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.
ASSISTING ME TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE BANK WHERE THE
FUNDS ARE KEPT, BASED ON THE INFORMATION I HAVE BEEN
GIVEN, THEY COULD IDENTIFY THE ACCOUNT IN QUESTION.
TELL THEM THAT YOU HAVE BEEN APPOINTED BY THE FAMILY
TO MAKE A CLAIM FOR THE FUNDS AND THAT THEY SHOULD
TRANSFER THE FUNDS TO YOU ON OUR BEHALF. I AM JUST
17YRS OF AGE, I HAVE NOT EVEN COMPLETED MY EDUCATION.
I DO NOT HAVE MUCH EXPEREINCE IN THINGS LIKE THIS BUT
I KNOW THAT I CANNOT AFFORD TO TRUST ANYBODY AROUND ME
NOW. I COULD RATHER TRUST A STRANGER WHO MAY FIND IT
IN HIS HEART TO BE KIND TO ME AND HELP, THAN THOSE OLD
FRIENDS OF MY DAD, WHO SEE ME AS A RISK TO THEIR OWN
FAMILY IF THEY SHOULD OFFER HELP TO ME. SO I AM ON MY
OWN NOW AS IT IS. I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE IF YOU CAN
GIVE IT.
I WILL WANT YOU TO HELP ME RECIEVE THE FUNDS IN YOUR
ACCOUNT.I WILL WANT YOU TO HELP ME TO COME OVER TO
YOUR COUNTRY AND SHOW ME THINGS I CAN INVEST IN.
I WILL ALSO LIKE TO CONTINUE WITH MY EDUCATION AS
WELL.
WHATEVER YOU WILL WANT TO GET FOR THIS SERVICES I WILL
BE WILLING TO NEGOTIATE WITH YOU. I JUST NEED SOMEBODY
TO TRUST AS I HAVE BEEN DISSAPOINTED BY THOSE I
THOUGHT COULD HELP. SIR IF YOU CAN HELP PLEASE RESPOND
TO ME VIA MY E-MAIL ADDRESS: dianekeita10@yahoo.com
May The Almighty guide and bless you.
Diane Myriam Keita



Salut,
Permettez-moi de vous informer de mon désir d'entré dans un rapport d'affaires avec vous. J'ai obtenu votre nom et contact dans mes recherches d'une personne honnête et digne de confiance qui pourait m'aider, tout comme mon père m'a dit de faire avant sa mort. J'ai choisi votre nom parmi d'autres noms parce que je recherche une personne digne et honnorable a qui je peux faire confiance pour cette affaire simple et sincère.
Je me nomme Mde Diane Keita et j' ai 21 ans et je suis la seule fille de mon defunt père El-Hadj Abdulazeez Keita qui était un marchand très riche de diamand basé à Kabul capitale économique de l'Afghanistan. Avant que la guerre commence en Afghanistan il ma rammener ici en Cote d'Ivoire notre pays natale, avant qu'il soit malhereusement tuer dans les bombardements par les troupes americaines.
Dans ces affaires privées j'ai decouvert un accord bancaire et certificat de depot bancaire d'une somme de 6.500.000 USD (six Millions cinq cents milles dollars americains) dans une banque de la place ici a Abidjan, Cote D'ivoire (avec certaines condition) et qui porte mon nom comme fille unique et l'heritière directe de cette argent.
Les conditions sont les suivantes:
1) j'aurai accès a cet argent que a mes 25 ans
2)une fois une demande de transfert serait soulise, il doit y avoir preuves d'investissements.
Svp, je cherches honorablement votre aide des manières suivantes.
1) m'aider a etre le beneficiare de ces fond (par ce que je n'aurai pas accès a ce compte jusqu'à l'age de 25 ans)
2) m'aider à securiser un invesstissement fiable dans votre pays
3) faire les arrangements pour que je puisse me rendre dans votre pays pour continuer mes etudes une fois que tout sera conclus.
Je suis disposé à vous offrir 5% pourcents de toute la somme totale comme compensation et en plus 3% pourcents pour les dépenses que vous effectuerez, tout cela à la reussite du transfert. C'està dire, lorsque les fonds seront securisés dans un compte que vous m'aiderez à obtenir et que vous me feriez parvenir.
Dans l'espoir d'une suite favorable à ma demande, recevez l'_expression de mes sentiments respectueux.
A bientôt. Merci et que Allah vous bénisse.
Cordialement,
Diane Keita

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