419 scam: "Hon.Ayoka Gohi Keita"<kreiss@portone.com> Dear 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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million us 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- ayokakeita1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Hon.Ayoka Gohi Keita" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ayokakeita1@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2018 02:57:00 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend,

From Hon.Ayoka Gohi Keita
Bil?-Aka, Brizoua-Bi & Associates.
7, Boulevard Latrille,25 Bp 945 Abidjan 25
Cote d'Ivoire Abidjan-Ivory Coast.

Dear Friend,

I am Hon.Ayoka Gohi Keita, the Principal Attorney, Bil?-Aka, Brizoua-Bi & Associates.

I am the Personal Attorney to Mr.Mamadou Sanogo, the Minister for Construction, Housing, Sanitation and Urban Development (MCLAU) here in my country.

I have decided to contact you on his behalf to discuss a very important matter which will be of great beneficial to both parties.

It is about a lucrutive business which we wish to confide in you,to know if you will be capable to handle it without betrayed.

It is about an over invoiced of (US $ 65,000,000.00), (Sixty Five Million US Dollars) which is ready to be paid out.

Contact E-mail:ayokakeita1@gmail.com

I want to know if you are capable and ready to handle this,so that we can use your name to transfer this money without any problem. Your company name will be used to secure a constrution permit here,and my Ministry would approval that you have completed the construction work,and the money would be wired to your account.

Be sure that everything is save, and must be top secret as my client is still in service.

Please i will want you to check on this website and get back to me,so that i will give you further informations on the way forward and sharing.

http://www.worldfolio.co.uk/region/africa/cote-d-ivoire/mamadou-sanogo-minister-construction-housing-sanitation-urban-development-cote-divoire-n2671

Awaiting your comment.

Regards,

Hon.Ayoka Gohi Keita
Principal Attorney.

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