419 scam: Ghyslain Komo <g_komo01@yahoo.co.jp> Je nomme Ghyslain Komo.

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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:
- "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.
- g_komo01@yahoo.co.jp (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Ghyslain Komo <g_komo01@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: stanleykomo47@yahoo.com.co
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:08:08 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Je nomme Ghyslain Komo.

Je nomme Ghyslain Komo.
ABIDJAN, COTE D'IVOIRE
AIDE URGENT POUR UN ORPHELIN
Email (g_komo01@yahoo.co.jp)

Je nomme Ghyslain Komo, j'ai 22 ans et je suis Ivoirienne de nationalite. Et je vis a Abidjan, Cote d'ivoire.
Je suis le fils de Feu James Komo, un grand homme d'affaires et agriculteur de CAFE et de CACAO.

En effet, mon pere est mort suite a un empoisement fait par ses associes qui pensaient avoir profit de son deces. Et malheureusement pour moi aussi, je suis orpheline de mere depuis l'adolescence et me voila sans famille.
Etant la fille unique de mes parents, je deviens normalement heritiere de la somme totale de 10.5 MILLIONS DE DOLLARS AMERICAINS que mon pere a depose dans une banque ici en Cote d'Ivoire.

Donc je vous demande pardon de bien vouloir lire attentivement l'histoire de ma vie et avoir un coeur de bonte afin de m'aider a transferer mon argent sur un compte que vous ouvrirez dans votre pays pour investir dans le domaine ou vous travaillez et aussi a me permettre de venir chez vous pour
suivre mon education en m'inscrivant dans une grande ecole de chez vous.

S'il vous plait, je sais que vous etes de bonne foi, aidez-moi car je suis sans famille et je vous promets une garantie de 20% de mon argent une fois transfere sur votre compte c'est a dire 15% comme interets et 5% comme depenses etablies a mon egard. Et les 80% seront investis dans votre domaine
immobilier.
Aidez une orpheline qui a besoin d'assistance, d'amour familial et surtout d'education.

Je vous embrasse tres fort et je compte sur vous.
Ghyslain Komo

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