419 scam: Annicette Gonnta <grace_e_fohi1@yahoo.co.jp> I am soliciting for your partnership into business investments.

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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:
- "death certificate" (this phrase is often used in inheritance scams such as next of kin or https://www.419scam.org/419-murdered-businessman.htm">orphan scams. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Annicette Gonnta <grace_e_fohi1@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Annicette Gonnta <annicettegonnta@yahoo.com.vn>
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 22:34:43 +0900 (JST)
Subject: I am soliciting for your partnership into business investments.

Dear Partner,
My name is Annicette Gonnta from Cote d'Ivoire. I am soliciting for your partnership into business investments. I inherited the sum of Six Million, Two Hundred Thousand Dollars(6.200.000,00 $) from my late father who died recently. My late father was the Chief Contractor of Ivoire Gas and Oil Pipelines before he died on a fatal accident alongside with my mother and 2 kid brothers.

Due to my ambition to spend the rest of my life in your country, I will want to partner with you to invest this funds into buying of shares from the bank, buying of estates and houses. Meanwhile I have the documents which proves the existence of this fund at the prime bank of Cote d'Ivoire. I can as well give you the contact information of the bank where this money is deposited so that you can have a direct discussion with the director of the bank.

In the meantime, I am willing to offer you 20% of the total money as fee for your services after the successful transfer of the funds to your bank account. We will also donate 5% of the total money to any local charity foundation house in your country to help the poor ones. Then the remaining % will be invested according to the direction of your business experience.

I will send you my personal datas such as my International Passport,pictures, address and telephone number as soon as you indicate your interest to partner with me. Note: I can send you a copy of my late father's death certificate.

Sincerely,
Annicette Gonnta

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