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In many of the Internet scams found online, the bad English of many scammers leads to strange statements. The current Internet scam is trying to convince a potential scam victim that they can get part of a fortune by helping out a helpless orphan. It tries to get the scam victim to believe that a wealthy oil and cocoa merchant from the Ivory Coast has met his death in France and now the scammer is entitled to the fortune. It is still unclear in the scam letter what the scammer wants the scam victim to do other than respond to three questions. It appears that the scammer was trying to say business magnate instead of business magnet. On the other hand, given that it is a scam letter with bad English, it is not possible to know exactly what the scammer might be trying to say. It is not often that one comes across a business magnet. They must be rare indeed to be valued at $4.5 Million U.S. Dollars. A business magnet might not be a desirable thing, however, considering the expense and the kinds of things it might attract. One the other hand, it obviously has a strong enough magnetic field to reach around the globe. Help Me
Saturday, February 14, 2009 4:31 AM Dearest one, Compliment of the day to you,please i don't want this short note to be a burden to you or in any way meet you at the bad mood, I have a proposal for you however is not mandatory nor Will I in any manner compel you to honour against your Will your profile pushed me to send you this mail. I am Angela Louis 20 years young and the only daughter of my late parents Mr.and Mrs. Bob Louis My father was a highly reputable business Magnet-(a cocoa and oil merchant)who operated in the capital of Ivory coast during his days. It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in France during one of his business trips abroad. Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle of his who travelled with him at that time but God knows the truth! My mother died when I was just 5 years young, since then my father took me so special. Before his death he called the secretary who accompanied him to the hospital and told him that he has the sum of Four Million five hundred thounsand United State Dollars.(USD$ 4,500,000.00) left in one of the leading bank hear Abidjan CoteD'Iviore and the money was placed in a fixed deposit account. He told me that he deposited the money in my name, I am just 20 years young and a university undergraduate and really don't know what to do. This is because i have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory Coast . The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life. Dearest one I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards. Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded. Now permit me to ask these few questions
1. Can you honestly help me as your sister?
Please, consider this and get back to me as soon as possible.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Given the quality of writing in many common Internet scams such as this one, it is remarkable not only how these fraud emails persist but also how the quantity of Internet scams seem to grow. It is not known exactly if this statement is true but it has been said that 25% of the population in the UK has fallen victim to some sort of Internet scam such as the current one. If it is true about this kind of success, Internet scams could be around for a very long time. Gross mispellings of words and bad writing in general are dead give aways of many Internet scams such as this one. To avoid being a scam victim, email readers should notice certain features and characteristics of Internet scams. There are many examples on these web pages that state quantities of money in the millions of dollars which should be viewed with skepticism if the bad writing isn't enough. Return to Phishing Internet Scams Home Page » Return to Internet Scams Home Page |