419 scam: Faith Martins Ture <faithmartins204@yahoo.co.jp> From Faith Martins Ture

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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:
- "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "can i completely trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Faith Martins Ture <faithmartins204@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: faithmartins@live.fr
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 19:37:14 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Faith Martins Ture

Dearest One,

I hope all is well over there in your country. If so, thanks be to God almighty. My name is Faith Martins Ture,of mende tribe in BUAKE, Cote d'Ivoire. I am 22years old. my father until his death was the king of our tribe and also one of the richest highly reputable business man (a cocoa merchant
and suppulier of agro allied material ) who operated in Abidjan, capital of Cote d'Ivoire during his days. It is sad to say that my father was poisoned to death by his business associates, which my uncle being his younger brother who immidiately announced himself, not upto a week my father died
as the king of mende tribe in BUAKE, who is also suspected to be involved or master planned my Fathers death on one of their outings on a business trip to France.

They plotted and poisoned my father with the accusation that he is a great sponsor and in support to restore the democratically elected president of LAURENT GBAGBO,who is the president of Cote d'Ivoire. Before the death of my father on February 2006 in a private hospital here in Abidjan he
secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of Five million, Five hundred thousand United State Dollars. (USD$5.500,000) deposited in a fixed account here in Abidjan. He used my name being the only child as the next of kin(benefficiary)to the fund.

Now, I have in my possesion the deposit certificate and all the vital doccuments which the bank gave to my late father when he deposited the money.
I believe that the the people that murdered my father are seriously after me, after my father's younger brother have succeeded in claiming my late father's landed properties. And i have been on a hide out all this while,I really don't know what to do. This is because I have suffered a lot of set
backs as a result of this, runing from one place to another, Now i am staying in a remote(local) village with a pastor and his family.The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life.

I am in a sincere desire of your assistance in this regards.I will like you to help me transfer this money into your account as soon as posible so that i can come over to your country and continue my Education there while you look for a very good lucretive bussiness you can invest on for me since
i am still too young to handle a business that will need such huge amount of money.

Now permit me to ask these few questions:-
1. Can you honestly and willingly help me as your sister/daughter?
2. Can I completely trust you?
3. What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you after the money is in your country?
4. To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit in your contry for me.

Please, Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible. Thank you so much, please i will need your reply as soon as posible.

My sincere regard
Faith Martins Ture

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