419 scam: GBAGBO AFAAFA <gbagboafaafa214@gmail.com> CAN YOU HELP ME FIND A HOME I CAN BUY?

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",000,000" (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)
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.
- gbagbo.afaafa@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: GBAGBO AFAAFA <gbagboafaafa214@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 10:57:34 +0100
Subject: CAN YOU HELP ME FIND A HOME I CAN BUY?

Dear Friend,

How are you today? I hope all is well with you and your family.

Forgive this unusual manner of contacting you,but this particular
letter is of exceptional and very private nature.

My name is Afaafa Adhra GBAGBO,second wife to former Cote d'Ivoire
President,Mr.Laurent GBAGBO.I am resident in Abidjan,Cote d'Ivoire.I
am a 45 years old woman with three children, I am a devoted christian.

Sequel to the arrest of my husband by the opposition fighters with the
help of French army and his consequent transfer to the United Nations
Court of Justice headquarters in Hague,Netherlands for trial for his
role in the bloody election crises that followed after the 2011
election in Cote d'Ivoire.I am afraid that the hit might soon turn on
us (his immediate relatives) in the event that he is convicted as his
trial has started in Hague.

I therefore urgently want to acquire a property (HOUSE) as I wish to
relocate my children out of this country for safety and also to start
anew life before this present turn around of event affects the future
of my children and I. My choice of property are duplex houses with
about four or five bedrooms in a very peaceful and quiet city.The
prices of which I expect to range between US$500,000.00 to
USD$3,000,000 .

The mode of payment will not able a problem for I am paying you cash.
PLEASE CAN I TRUST AND CONFIDE IN YOU? The political situation in my
country as it affects my husband's immediate family and the present
happenings concerning my husband has taken a different toll as many
former aides to my husband are still being killed silently and i do
not think my children and I are safe here.

Due to security reasons, I will not be able to call you and you can
not call me too as our telephone lines were being bugged so I was
advised by one of my husband former aides to disconnect out phone
lines for security reasons.

Please contact me as soon as possible via my alternative email
address:gbagbo.afaafa@yahoo.co.uk

Best regards

Mrs.Afaafa Adhra Gbagbo

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