419 scam: "EMBU MATHEW"<embumatt@hotmail.com> FROM EMBU MATHEW.

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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:
- "hundred thousand us 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.
- +22556438498 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "EMBU MATHEW" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <embumathew@she.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:39:31 -0700
Subject: FROM EMBU MATHEW.

FROM EMBU MATHEW.
HOTEL RESIDENCE JOYCEMARY.
ABIDJAN COTE D' IVOIRE, (WEST AFRICA)
+225 56438498.

Dearest,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I got your contact from the internet and I prayed over it and selected your contact among other contacts.

I am Embu Mathew the only son of late Mr and Mrs Alfred Mathew. My father was a very wealthy cocoa and Gold merchant in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory Coast, however he was poisoned to death by his business associates in one of their outings on a business trip.

My mother died when I was a baby and since then, my father took me so special. Before the death of my father on january 2010 in a private hospital here in Abidjan, he secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has the sum of Eight million, five hundred thousand US dollars (US$8,500.000) Deposited in a fixed / suspense account in one of the prime banks here in Abidjan Coted'Ivoire, that he used my name as his only son for the next of kin in depositing the fund.

He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates. That I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose such as real estate management or hotel management.

Dearest, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:
1) To provide a bank account into which this money would be transferred to.
2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 24years old.
3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit for me in your country.

Moreover , I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for your effort input after the successful transfer of this fund into your nominated account overseas and 5% for expences

Furthermore, you have to indicate your options towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within fourteen (14) days your signify interest to assist me.

Anticipating to hear from you soon.

Thanks and God bless

Best regards,

EMBU MATHEW
+225 56438498.

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