419 scam: Charles and Elizabeth Toure <offze------afice6@att.net> From Charles and Elizabeth Toure,

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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:
- "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand american 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)
- "charlesandelizabeth@live.fr" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "charlesandelizabeth@live.fr" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Charles and Elizabeth Toure <offze------afice6@att.net>
Reply-To: charlesandelizabeth@live.fr
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2011 02:19:48 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From Charles and Elizabeth Toure,

Hello Dear,

Good Day to you, I know this mail may come to you as a surprise, since we have not known or written before. I am Charles Toure, I am contacting you on behalf of myself and my younger sister Elizabeth, We are an orphan.

We lost our mother when I was 2 years and my younger sister Elizabeth was 2 months old. Now we lost our father to the war in Cote Dâ€™Ivoire. (My Father Late Mr Lawrence Toure) He was a coffee and Cocoa merchant before he died. Please reply to our personal email: charlesandelizabeth@live.fr

We was banished by our late fatherâ€™s other wifeâ€™s grown up children. But God is so kind to wipe my tears, as I just discovered a secretdocument that my late father deposited Money in the Finane and Security company in Benin. Now I am in Benin Republic and have confirmed the deposits.The deposited fund is,US$12.5m (Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand American Dollars).

All that we want is your sincere and genuine help to move the funds abroad. We shall discuss your percentage when you reply with your contact details.I will give you more informat as s Iion asoon hear from you. Please reply to our personal email: charlesandelizabeth@live.fr

Thanks,
Yours sincerely,
Charles and Elizabeth Toure

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