419 scam: Rachelle Bery <rachelle.bery@btinternet.com> ASSISTANT NEEDED PLEASE

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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "trunk box" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Rachelle Bery <rachelle.bery@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: rachellebery2@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 12:56:35 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: ASSISTANT NEEDED PLEASE

Dear respectful one,

Good day,

I know that this might sound so strange to you since we have not meet before, but let me quickly introduce my self my name is Rachelle Bery the only daughter of late Dr Joseph Bery of blessed memory, who was the Director General of the Cocoa Export Corporation(C.E.C.) of Ivory Coast and was killed by rebel forces here in Ivory Coast on october 17 2008.

I also lost my mother when I was only nine years of age. As the only daughter of my late father before his death he informed me of the sum of USD ($8,500,000.00) in a trunk box which he deposited with a Security & Finance Company here in Abidjan Cote d'Iviore. on my name as the next of kin.

I am looking for a God fearing foreign partner who will help me to retrieve this fund from the security firm and transfar it into his account abroad for investment purposes, that is why I choose you to represent my late father's foreign business partner.

You shall also search for good investment, so that I will invest the money wisely.I have agreed to give you 15% of the total sum and 5% mapped out for any expenses.

Please I will like you to understand that this money is of no criminal origin as my late father was a Director General of the Cocoa Export Corporation(C.E.C.) of Ivory Coast befor his death.

Hoping to hear from you asap.
Best Regards,
Rachelle Bery

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