419 scam: "Olivia Guei"<oliviaguei@osimik.com> For your Kind Attension.

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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:
- "oliviaguei@voila.fr" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +22504836555 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Olivia Guei" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <oliviaguei2012@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 03:59:30 -0400
Subject: For your Kind Attension.

Hi,

Greetings,My name is Olivia Guei from Cote d'ivoire West Africa,the daughter of late former military head of state of Ivory Coast.I would like to know you and discuss investment issue with you, I wish to let you know that i will be interested to invest in your company or any lucrative business with someone who has a business experience.

I have Inherited Fund ( USD$ 5.5M) i will like to invest through your assistant, please kindly get back to me through my private email for more details.

Note: This inherited sum,was deposited by my late father in a fixed deposit in the bank and i am the next of kin,i have all the deposit instrument with me.I need your assistance,firstly to get the fund released and transfered to your account in your country for the investment purpose.The reason was because of the clause stated by my late father in the fixed deposit.Saying that the fund deposit belonged to his foreign business partner,whom shall be coming for the release of the fund,but no name nor contacts of the foreign business partner was provided,this was to avoid eyebrows on the fund and for the safety of the fund,and at the time of death,i as the next of kin,has to introduce the foreign beneficiary to the fund and present all the deposit instrument.Before the bank can release the fund.So for this i am asking for your serious hand of assistance,so that the fund can be released and transfered to your country and invested properly.I shall explain more to you.

(1) I want to offer you 15% of the total amount,however i
want to know percentage of this amount do you intend to
charge for your assistance, please feel free to express
your mind.
(2)Include your private telephone and fax numbers and full
contact details to enhance the confidentiality, which this
business demands. I shall inform you with next line of
action as soon as I receive your positive response.
Looking forward to recieve your response for us to
proceed.

I will be waiting to hear from you.

oliviaguei@voila.fr
+225 04836555

Regards
Olivia Guei.

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