Internet Scams: Fraud Email from Abidjan in Africa

Internet scams can be found in many forms. Two of the most common are phishing and fraud emails from African countries such as Nigeria. The fraud emails appear as scam letters that start of with a greeting like "HELLO DEAR" or something similar. Internet scams typically come from foreign countries such as Nigeria, Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire which is also known as Ivory Coast. Many of the fraud emails coming from these countries indicate as much. They are not exclusive to Africa, however. They can come from regions such as Europe, Asia and the Middle East. In addition, some Internet scams use words with all capital letters in their communications such as this one.

FROM MISS MARY RAYMOND
Friday, April 11, 2008 10:14 AM
From: This sender is DomainKeys verified
"mary raymond"
Add sender to Contacts To: maryrayfr009@yahoo.co.jp

FROM MISS MARY RAYMOND
DEAR TRUSTED ONE,BEST COMPLIMENTS. IT'S MY PLEASURE TO CONTACT YOU FOR A BUSINESS VENTURE WHICH I INTEND TO ESTABLISH IN YOUR COUNTRY.THOUGH I HAVE NOT MET WITH YOU BEFORE BUT I BELIEVE,ONE HAS TO RISK CONFIDING IN SOMEONE TO SUCCEED SOMETIMES IN LIFE.THERE IS THIS HUGE AMOUNT OF EIGTH MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS($8.300,000.00) WHICH MY LATE FATHER KEPT FOR ME IN A SECURITY STORAGE HOUSE HERE IN ABIDJAN BEFORE HE WAS ASSASINATED BY UNKNOW PERSONS.NOW I HAVE DECIDED TO INVEST THESE 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 PURPOSES ON THE FOLLOWINGS BELOW:

1). TELECOMMUNICATION
2). AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURING
3). FIVE STAR HOTEL IF YOU YOU CAN BE OF AN ASSISTANCE TO ME I WILL

BE PLEASED TO OFFER TO YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL FUND. I AWAIT YOUR SOONEST RESPONSE. EXTEND MY WARMEST REGARDS TO YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY.THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU.

SINCERELY,
MISS MARY RAYMOND

There are many examples of Internet scams that can help in dealing with these scam artists. Sample fraud emails are provided to help identify and report Internet scams from Africa and other places in the world. Once an Internet scam has been identified, it can be reported to the FBI. Scams and other forms of email fraud can be prevented from scamming people by spotting different aspects of the scam letters.

Internet Scams: Fraud Email from Abidjan in Africa with $8.3 million