419 scam: Olivia Keita <oliviakeita1@rediffmail.com> Dear Good Friend

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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:
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "hundred thousand 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a orphan scam.
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.
- keitaolivia@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Olivia Keita <oliviakeita1@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: keitaolivia@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2012 04:34:05 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Dear Good Friend

Dear Good Friend,

I contacted you,after so many prayers and fasting towards your profile. I choosed you as a good & honest person,whom i can confide all my trust with, in this urgent business transaction.

Let me firstly introduce myself, My name is Miss Olivia Keita,from Cote d'Ivoire. The only child of late Mr. Joseph Keita. My mother died when i was a kid and My late father is the owner of JK Cocoa Industries. But my father died recently. He was poisoned by his brother and before his sudden death,He called me privately and told me of huge amount of money ( us$10,500,000.00. ) Which he deposited in a BANK here in my country and used my name as the next of kin,as her only child.

Now,i am Orphan of mother and father and I want you to help me out, in providing a bank account,where this total funds (us$10,500,000.00.) Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars, which my late father deposited in the bank with my name as the next of kin,will be transfered into over there in your country,for my investment purposes in your country with you. Also you will advice me on a good and profitable investment which i can set-up in your country,after the successful transfer.

Please, i am honourably soliciting for your kind and urgent assistance in the following ways:
1) To provide a bank account where this total money will be transfered into.
2) To serve as the guardian of these fund, since i am still minor.
3) To make arrangement for me in your country to continue my educational career and to procure to me a residential permit in your country.

Sincerely speaking from my heart, i am willing to offer you 15% of this my total funds, as a reward for your assistance in helping me out. Not only this,you will also be my oversea guidian and take care of all the companies or any business ventures, which i will set-up in your country.

Anyway,urgently email me rightnow at; keitaolivia@yahoo.com, for more details about me and about this my total funds which i wants to transfer into your bank account, If you are really ready and interested to help me out in this assistance. I am eagerly waiting to hear from you now.

Infact, i am seriously fasting and praying now, before writting you this letter, because, this money here is what is left for me and my life. I prayed you understand, because if anything happens to it, i will beg for the rest of my life.

Thanks for your assistance and take care. May God bless you as you help me out.
Your new good friend,

Olivia Keita.

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