419 scam: "PRINCE MARK KABORE"<princemarkkabore@gmail.com> DO YOU HAVE AN INVESTMENT IDEA?

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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:
- "demurrage " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "security company in holland" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "million united state 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)
- "million 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- email-princemarkkabore2012@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- sir. yours faithfully prince kabore mark. email-princemarkkabore2012@gmail.com email-princemarkkabore@gmail.com (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "PRINCE MARK KABORE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <princemarkkabore@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 01:24:21 +0200
Subject: DO YOU HAVE AN INVESTMENT IDEA?

Goodday Friend,

I pray that GOD will bless you and give you the heart to help me as you read this email.

Please permit me the time and chance to introduce myself to you. My name is PRINCE MARK KABORE, and i am 18yearsof age, and the only surviving Son of Late Dr MADODO KABORE, a well know business man in Burkina Faso before he was murdered with my mother. Before the death of my parents, my father took me to Ghana in West Africa, to deposit the sum of $37.5million united state dollars and also Gold Dust and made me his next of Kin and beneficiary to these funds, as if he knew he was going to die. After the death of my parents i came to Ghana with the help of my late father foreign business partner a senior custom officer, who lives in Netherland Holland.

My reason for contacting you, is because I need a reliable and competent foreigner to help me stand as my new foreign beneficiary, And to help me receive my boxes from a Security company in Holland that worth $37.5 million dollars and also Gold Dust belonging to my late father which he deposited in a Security and Insurance Company here in Africa and made me his next of kin. I got your contact from the international business/private commerce and chambers directory of 2010/2011.

I am presently in Accra Ghana to finalize my arrangements to travel out of Africa as soon as I have a reliable partner, who can assist me in handling all procedures with the Finance and Security Company in the Netherland.
With the help of my late father foreign business partner, I have being able to get the boxes out of the security and Insurance company in the Netherland and I have being sent all the documents backing these funds, and all I am now required to do is to give them further instruction on what I want them to do with my funds and gold bars. I have asked them to keep all transaction on hold till I am able to present my representative and senior partner to them.
For now my late father foreign business partner in the Netherland has settled all initial transfer and demurrage charges as at when the boxes have spent in the security and Insurance company in the Netherlands that aspect has now being resolved. But I am having a little problem with my late father’s, because he has deviated from our initial agreement just because he feels this funds is in his country, So I have refused to continue any partnership with him and have agreed to pay him off for all his assistance and my late father’s lawyer has sent him a letter to that effect. My later fathers and I agreed initially when he came to Ghana before this funds was transferred that he would take 30% of the total funds and gold bar, and just last month when this funds was transferred to the Security company in the Netherland he is now claiming he needs 60% of the total money and Gold dust sold and which we already agreed on 30% before when the boxes is still in Africa. So I have told him I do not need his services anym

I and my dad’s lawyer Barrister Larisa have being in constant contact with the Security company in Holland and we have started making the necessary arrangement and they have agreed that they can have these consignment/funds delivered to any country of my choice that I get a foreign beneficiary from, Through their diplomatic courier service. Or they can have it transferred via their online bank to bank wire transfer network, with the AEGON BANK NETHERLAND, when all requirements and transfer procedures have being met by me. I was also told that I or my partner can come down personally to their office in Amsterdam Netherland to sign for this release of this consignment.

Please i want you to help me stand as my new foreign beneficiary to receive the boxes from the security company for me, i will give you the 25% from the total sum and when you be responsible for selling the gold bar, and I will offer you 5% from the sales we make from the gold bar.
Lastly if you have to stand as my partner and next of kin you must assure me that you will help me to come over to you and continue my education, over there as I would not want to remain in Africa.
Please note that I will be responsible for my travelling expenses and my stay over there, all I need is just for you to help me arrange the necessary travelling documents to come over. I will be able to take care of myself when I come over, as I intend to invest my funds in a viable business overseas.

Please reply me with your identity card and also pictures of you and your Family for security reason, so i can actually know whom I am dealing with, for fear of being swindled of my funds. This funds and gold bar is all I have left after I ran away from all my late father’s assets back in Burkina Faso. So I really have to be careful of my choice of partner.

Thank you and God bless you sir.

Yours Faithfully
Prince Kabore Mark.
Email-princemarkkabore2012@gmail.com
Email-princemarkkabore@gmail.com

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