419 scam: "Didier/ Aisha Kone Yao"<bbkayode@gmail.com> After Reading Your Profile

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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:
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
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.
- mailingprivate00@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Didier/ Aisha Kone Yao" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <humbleyao1111@att.net>
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:36:19 -0000
Subject: After Reading Your Profile

Good Day To You Beloved One

Please, may you receive this letter with peace of mind and with due respect as it may be very strange to you since we have not communicated or know each other before.I am looking for your cooperation in building a Tourist Hotel or Real Estate or to invest into any other business you can advise me in Your country.

I am sorry if this is not in line with your business. I need your assistance to help me set up, develop the project with $6.5M, which I inherited from my late father.

On the resumption of the project, you will be made a Director for the role and the

assistance you rendered.

You will also be entitled to a percentage agreed upon between me and you before the commencement of the project. Your immediate reply will be highly appreciated and I shall give you more information on this project. I will be very happy to receive your acceptance reply to help me to accomplish this plan to come to your country with my junior sister to further our educations while you will be managing the investments on our behalf. Please kindly help us for the sake of God and humanity.

We are anxiously waiting for your acceptance reply to help us out.

Remain blessed!

Didier / Aisha Kone Yao

Contact me through this email address if you are only touched to assist me and you are genuine ( mailingprivate00@gmail.com )

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