Scam Com: Bank Transfer from Ivory Coast or Cote d'Ivoire

The following scam com example is a scam letter from Ivory Coast or Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone. The typical scam communication usually takes place through email. The scam com author tries to get the potential scam victim to respond with personal information. The check scam commences when the victim is sent a check to be cashed. The proceeds of the check are then sent back.

The theme found in this scam communication is a bank transfer with minimal information given which is one of the many used in the African scam. Unlike the phishing scam com that uses a fake website, the African scam letter usually states that millions of dollars are waiting for the scam victim.

This scam letter does not give as much details as would be found in the common scam letter although even shorter ones with less information are encountered from time to time.

FROM TONY AND EVE SULEWednesday, April 2, 2008 3:07 PM
From: This sender is DomainKeys verified "Tony Sule" Add sender to Contacts To:
tonyevan3k@yahoo.comFROM TONY AND EVE SULE
EMAIL tonysule_0@yahoo.fr

ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE,. WEST AFRICA.
MY NAME IS TONY SULE NATIONALITY SIERRA LEONE. I AM 21 YEARS OLD STUDIED MARKETING IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN THE UNIVERSITY.

I LOST MY FATHER YEARS BACK HE DIED DRURING THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN MY COUNTRY. MY LATE FATHER WAS ONE OF THE DIRECTORS UNDER TIJAN KABBAH GOVERNMENT. MY SISTER EVE IS 18 YEARS. WE ARE LEAVING IN COTE D'IVOIRE,SINCE PAST SIX MONTH.

IT IS MY DESIRE TO WRITE FROM MY HEART HOPING THAT YOU WILL NOT BETRAY US. MY FATHER DEPOSITED SOME HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY WHICH HE DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN ABIDJAN WHEN HE WAS ALIFE. IN FACT IN A BRIFE INTRODUTION ALL THE INFORMATION WILLBE GIVEN TO YOU WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU. THIS MONEY TOTALING US$ 9,000,000.00( NINE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ) NOW WE ARE SEEKING FOR A TRUSTED PERSON WHO WILL RECEIVE THIS MONEY INTO HIS/HER ACCOUNT FOR ONWARD INVESTMENT.

HOWEVER, WHAT WE NEEDED FROM YOU IS YOUR GOOD ASSISTANCE IN HELPING US TRANSFERRING THE SAID SUM TO YOUR ACCOUNT SINCE AND HELP US TO INVEST THE MONEY IN YOUR COUNTRY . THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT. ALL THE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE DEPOSIT WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU WHEN WE GOT YOUR MESSAGE.

WE REALLY NEED TO MOVE THE FUND OUT THIS COUNTRY TO ABROAD. I AND MY SISTER HAVE DECIEDED TO GIVE YOU 10% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE AND SHOW YOUR INTEREST AND WE PROCEED ON . OUR BEST REGARDS.

FROM TONY AND EVE SULE

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This scam com example is for demonstration. Do not respond to this scam communication. Report a scam to authorities such as the FBI. Scams such as these should be identified and avoided. Scams coming from overseas indicating that they are from foreign countries come with a wide variety of themes. One of the types of scams commonly used by scammers is the bank transfer scam where a scammer is asking for help in transferring money to another country.