419 scam: "Mr,Bahestell Pedro" <barrister_bpedro

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr,Bahestell Pedro" <barrister_bpedro_ci@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: pedro_bahe@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 03:51:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: EBCI;ATTORNEY/

B.B PEDRO.
EBCI;ATTORNEY/
Ecobank/Ivory Coast

My sincere greetings and my apologies to you.

First of all I would like to apologize for my intrusion into your
privacy.In short,my name is Bahestelle G.Pedro.Framework,ebci Attorney Department.

An account was opened in our bank in 2003 and since till 2010 no
operation was performed,This account has so far our books, a credit of 7.8 million U.S. dollars.

After carefully consulted all the archives and records relating to this account, I realized that I could easily dispose of that money if I managed to turn it's to the outside so I'm looking for a partner
discreet and honest.

The owner of this account was the late Mr Yaku smith, an expatriate manager Petrol-Technical Support Services Inc, a chemical engineer, died following an traffic accident.And nobody knows to this day
the existence of this account.

This account has no other beneficiary as well as family and in his former company.Let me transfer this money dirrect to your bank account into a safe account abroad, but I do not know anyone on the outside.

I decided to interacting with you after i saw your site and profils, help me to transfer this money to invest in your business and I got the idea to contact you and make you the proposal to transfer this amount from our bank custodain to your bank account, and sharing, ie 40% for you.

I realize that this message will surprise you because we do
knew before, but be sure it is genuine opportunity that I offer.

I ask you to answer me as soon as possible.
Very fraternally

N.B; ebci Ivory Coast.

B. pedro

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