419 scam: "GaySite.nl" <profielen@gaysite.nl> Gaysite.nl Dating

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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:
- "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united states 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 orphan scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22508006902 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- geomesah01@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- geomesah02@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "GaySite.nl" <profielen@gaysite.nl>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 22:09:35 +0200
Subject: Gaysite.nl Dating - geomesah02

Hoi!

Geomesah02 heeft op jouw datingadvertentie van
GaySite.nl gereageerd. Hieronder kun je zijn/haar
reactie lezen.
Je kunt zijn/haar profiel bekijken op
http://geomesah02.gaysite.nl.

Advertentie: ouder voor jonger.

Reactie: From; Master George Mesah

Email: geomesah01@yahoo.fr

Tel; 225 0800 6902.

Dearest one,

PLEASE DO REPLY ME WITH THIS PRIVATE MAIL:
geomesah01@yahoo.fr

It is my pleasure to contact you for a business
venture which I intend to establish in your
country. Though I have not met with you before but
I believe one has to risk confiding in his fellow
human being to succeed sometimes in life. I want
to confide on you for a brighter future since you
are a human being like me.

There is this huge amount of Fifteen Million five
hundred thousand United States dollars
($15.500.000.00) which my late father deposited
with a Bank here in Abidjan Cote D\'ivoire before
he was assassinated by unknown persons. Now I
decided to invest this money in your country or
anywhere safe enough for security and political
reasons.

I need you to help me claim and retrieve this fund
from the Bank and transfer it into your personal
account in your country for investment purposes.

You will assist me in the investment project while
I continue my education because my education
stopped abruptly due to the death of my Father.
Naturally I am Gay but unknown to my father till
his death and it is because of this that I decided
to contact you as my fellow gay to assist me in
this project. We can have a lot to share in
future.

If you can be of assistance to me, I will be
pleased to offer to you 20% of the total fund as
compensation.

You can call me for more explanation on this
number: 00225 0800 6902

I await your soonest response.

Respectfully yours,

Master George Mesah.

PLEASE DO REPLY ME WITH THIS PRIVATE MAIL:
geomesah01@yahoo.fr

E-mailadres: geomesah02@yahoo.com

Met vriendelijke groet,

Het GaySite.nl Team

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