419 scam: "Ms. Rose" <roseayoh@yahoo.fr> Hello, Read My Message and Respond

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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:
- "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 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.
- +22567643481 (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.
- roseayoh2751@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms. Rose" <roseayoh@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: roseayoh225@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:12:02 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello, Read My Message and Respond

Hello, Read My Message and Respond
>From Ms. Rose Ayoh,
Venue 13 Rue 62nn
Abidjan Ivory coast
Telephone: +225 6764 3481.
E-mail: roseayoh2751@yahoo.com

Greetings to you, with warm heart we offer our friendship; I hope this mail meets you in good time. I humbly ask you to take due consideration of this importance and the immense benefit it will be to both of us. After careful consideration with my younger brother, we resolved to contact you for your most needed assistance in this manner. I duly apologize for infringing on your privacy, if this contact is not acceptable to you, as we make this proposal to you as a person of integrity. Being the child of our father, late Dr. Jean Ayoh, First and foremost I wish to introduce our self properly to you. My name is Ms. Rose Ayoh and my younger brother is Mr. Morah Ayoh from Ivory Coast (Cote d' Ivoire West Africa) I am 23 years of age and Morah is 19.

Though we do not know each other very well, but I still have confidence in you. My late father deposited the sum of $10,000.000 USD (ten million united sate dollars) in Cote d'Ivoire which he intended to transfers to abroad for investment project before his sudden death. Please, we want you to assist us to receive this money in your Country For investment project. We can not be able to transfer this money without the help of a foreign person, if you can help us, we will be happy to give you 30% of total funds. I will explain in detail to you as soon as I heard from you,

Thanks.
Ms. Rose Ayoh.

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