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The African scam can be recognized by the usually long scam letter along with the promise of millions of dollars to the email recipient. In this case, however, the African scam letter is shorter than average. Although the African scam mostly comes from African countries such as Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Nigeria, it can and frequently comes from outside of Africa from countries such as the UK. The country of origin for this African scam letter seems to be Cote d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast since Abidjan is the former capital of Ivory Coast. This particular scam letter might also be a variation of the Nigerian inheritance scam.
From Rose MarkWednesday, February 11, 2009 8:52 PM - Dear Respectful one,I am totally convinced to write you in reference of the transfer of( 7.5 U S$)to your account for onward investment(industries) in your country. Though we have not met before but I strongly believe that one has to confiding in someone to succeedsometimes in life. There is this amount of Seven Million, five hundred thousand U.S dollars ($7.500, 000.00) which my late Father (Late Mr.T.Williams Mark) deposited for me in a storage firm here in Abidjan before he was assassinated by some unknown hoodlums in on going political war here . Because of recent political/civil war eructed here, I decided to invest this money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons. I want you to help me to transfer this fund to your country for investment.If you can be of assistance to me, I will be pleased to offer to you the 20% Of this total fund (indicated above). Further details will be made known to you on confirmation of your interest to assist me . Your urgent reply will be highly appreciated. Thanking you and God bless.Rose, This African scam letter is for illustrating an example of an African scam. The purposes of which is stictly to provide information. Do not respond to this African scam letter or any other type of scam letter. Report a scam to authorities such as the email service provider and the FBI. Scam letters such as these should be avoided once recognized. Sometimes, the scam letter might lead to other types of scams like the check scam or identity theft if special forms are filled out or sensitive information is given out over the telephone. The African scam can also be recognized by its incoherent language, bad grammar and misspelled words. Return to Phishing Internet Scams Home Page » Return to African Scams Home Page |