419 scam: "isabela guede" <isabela_guede200@latinmail.com> PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP

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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:
- "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
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.
- isabela_guede2006@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "isabela guede" <isabela_guede200@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 23:36:09 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP

DEAREST ONE

I AM MISS ISABELA GUEDE FROM IVORY COAST AND I AM CONTACTING YOU
BECAUSE I NEED YOUR HELP IN THE MANAGEMENT OF A SUM OF MONEY THAT MY DEAD
FATHER LEFT FOR ME BEFORE HE DIED.THIS MONEY IS USD 8.5 MILLION AMERICAN
DOLLARS AND THE MONEY IS IN A BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN.

MY FATHER WAS A VERY RICH COCOA FARMER AND HE WAS POISONED BY HIS
BUSINESS COLLEAGUES AND NOW I WANT YOU TO STAND AS MY GUIDIAN AND APPOINTED
BENEFICIARY AND RECEIVE THE MONEY IN YOUR COUNTRY SINCE I AM ONLY 20
YEARS AND WITHOUT MOTHER OR FATHER.

PLEASE I WILL LIKE YOU TO REPLY TO THIS EMAIL SO THAT I WILL TELL YOU
ALL THE INFORMATION SO THAT THIS MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO YOU SO
THAT YOU WILL GET ME PAPERS TO TRAVEL TO YOUR COUNTRY TO CONTINUE MY
EDUCATION THERE.I AM WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY.AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM
YOU I WILL GET BACK TO YOU SO THAT WE CAN PROCEED THE TRANSFER.
THANKS.

MISS ISABELA GUEDE
PLS CONTACT ME ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL ISABELA_GUEDE2006@YAHOO.CO.IN

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