419 scam: Mary Coulibaly <tiko_forest@sify.com> (no subject)

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "transfer cost" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- coulibaly_mary@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mary Coulibaly <tiko_forest@sify.com>
Reply-To: Coulibaly_mary@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 11 May 2014 15:45:20 +0800 (SGT)
Subject:

My Dear,
I am writing this mail to you with tears and sorrow from my heart. With due respect trust and humanity I am Miss. Mary A. Coulibaly 24 years old female from the Republic of Ivory Coast, West Africa, Am the Daughter of Late Chief Sgt. Warlord Ibrahim Coulibaly (a.k.a General IB ). My late father was a well known Ivory Coast militia leader http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/28/ivory-coast-renegade-warlord-ibrahim-coulibaly.
I am constrained to contact you because of the maltreatment which I am receiving from my step mother. She planned to take away all my late father's treasury and properties from me since the unexpected death of my beloved Father. Meanwhile I wanted to travel to Europe, but she hideaway my International passport and other valuable documents. Luckily she did not discover where I kept my father's File which contained important documents.
Now I am presently staying in the Mission in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, while I am seeking for long term relationship and Investment assistance. My father of blessed memory deposited the sum of Ten million Euro ( 10m) . one of the Security company in Europe with my name as the next of kin. I had contacted the Security company to claim the deposit but the Manager told me that being a refugee, my status according to the local law does not authorize me to carry out the operation. However, he advised me to provide a trustee who will stand on my behalf.
As you indicated your interest to help me I will give you the contact information of the Security Company where my late beloved father deposited the money with my name as the next of kin. It is my intention to compensate you with 35% of the total money for your assistance, and 10% for all the expenses that may needed for transfer cost, please you will help me to invest the remaining 55% in any profitable venture which you will recommend to me as have no any idea about foreign investment.
Thanks!
Mary.
Coulibaly_mary@yahoo.fr

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