419 scam: Belinda Baidoo <jj_ecowas@davidark.net> Attn : Pls kindly go through ..........

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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:
- "hundred thousand u.s dollars" (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)
- "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found 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.
- belindabaido77@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Belinda Baidoo <jj_ecowas@davidark.net>
Reply-To: belindabaido77@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:38:36 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Attn : Pls kindly go through ..........

>From Mr. Gabriel Baidoo Jr. & Ms.Belinda Baidoo
Accra-Ghana, West Africa
Email : belindabaido77@gmail.com

Attn,

We are happy to request for your assistance because we believe that you are not going to betray the trust which we are going to lay on you, Hope all is well with you and other members of your family.

My name is Mr.Gabriel Baidoo Jr. & my sister Ms.Belinda Baidoo, the children of late Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel J.Baidoo, our father was a highly reputable business magnet-(a cocoa merchant) who operated in the capital of Ivory Coast during his days. It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously during one of his business meeting some time in 2008, though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by one of our uncle with him at that time, but God knows the truth!

Though we have not met with you before but we believe, one has to risk confiding to succeed sometimes in life. There is this huge amount of Six Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars ($6.5M) and some Kilos of AU GOLD DUST which our late Father Mr. Gabriel J.Baidoo kept in a suspense account with one of the famous financial bank in Accra Ghana. our fathers lawyer told us that we should not let any of our relations to know about this because he was killed by them and if they know about it, that they will do nothing but to kill us in other to take hold of every thing, He told us that we should seek for a foreign partner abroad who will help us our guardian to transfer the money overseas and also travel with him or her in other to continue our Life and Education and also to start a Business relationship with the person who can take care of us in the future.

We are still a university undergraduate and really don't know what to do or neither do we know nothing or little about the areas of investment. This is because we have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast. The death of our father actually brought sorrow to our life, we are in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards and your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.

Now permit us to ask these few questions:

1. Can we completely trust you?
2. Can you accept be our Guardian?

Consider this and get back to us as soon as possible with your full assurance that you will not disappoint us in this issue so that we can give you the contact of the bank where our late Father deposited the fund for you to contact them on how to transfer it into any of the chosen account you will provide.

Our sincere regards,
Gabriel Baidoo Jr.& Belinda Baidoo
Email : belindabaido77@gmail.com

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