People Beware: EMAIL SCAM

General Real Estate Investing
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There’s really no good place to post this, so mods move it as needed.

I know you guys aren’t stupid so you would follow this anyway, but I’m just posting this as a heads up of a scam directed at www.reiclub.com members, and I’m sure many others.

This is an email I received today:

"From: Tony Edmond meolynet4@yahoo.fr
Date: 2007/05/30 Wed PM 05:14:55 CDT
To: meolynet35@yahoo.fr
Subject: From Tony Edmond
From Tony Edmond
Avenue 5 Lot 172 Cocody Quarters
Abidjan Cote d’Ivoire

Good day Dear One,

Greetings and How are you today,I am Tony Edmond I am a members of http://www.reiclub.com/forums I would like you to permit me to apply through this medium for your co-operation and tosecure an opportunity to invest and do joint relationship and business
with you in your country.I have a substantial capital I honourably Inherited from my late
father late Chief Diko Edmondwho deal in Cocao-coffee platation and share from family Gold, diamondMinining site.The Epmgigo rebels killed Him recently in poltical crisis
in our country that have resulted to war since this past two years.

I intend to invest this money in profitable areas in your country into a very lucratives business venture of which you are to advise and execute the said venture over there for the mutual benefits of both of us . Most especially is for you to help me come over to your base if
possible for You be able co-operate with me to become my business partner in your country and create ideas on how money will be invested, properly managed and the type of investment after the money is transferred to your custody with your assistance.I inherited this sum from my late father whom the rebels killed because he was not supporting their selfish intrest to topple the president Gbagbo the present president.

Meanwhile, on indication of yourwillingness to handle this transaction sincerely by protecting my Interests andupon your acceptance of this proposal.I would furnish you with the full detailed information, procedure, amount involve is below and we shall mutually agree on your percentage interest or share holding for helping me to secure the release of the deposit and investing the fund into a lucratives profitable venture in your care.It is The sum of Seven Million,Five Hundred Thousand USD $7.500.000USD I shall be glad to reserve this respect and opportunity for you, if you so desire, but do urge you to give the matter your immediate attention it deserves.I want you to be rest assured that everything is in order and legitimate it was due to the political crisis in our country that have resulted to war which cause everybody to find a way to get out the country,that make’s me to use this medium to request for your assistance hoping that you will not let medown.This money is legitimately acquired by my late father from sales of
cocoa-coffee and diamond dealings.Looking forward to your prompt response
Thanks and God bless
Tony Edmond
Avenue 5 Lot 172 Cocody Quarters
Abidjan Cote d’Ivoire. "

Obviously it’s a scam, just a heads up.

Bryan

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“Cote d’Ivoire” = the Ivory Coast - a craphole third world country, 4 small countries over from Nigeria…enough said!

This user has been removed but there’s not much we can do about him “farming” the forums.

Keith
Moderator

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Hah…

I’ve probably received the same type offer 10 times
within the last year or so. Every time, it was from
a different country.

Jokingly, I would respond, acting like I was interested.
I’ve yet to receive any replies from doing so.

There went my fun.

Ah well, there’s always PS3. :rolleyes

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My wife is a fraud investigator for Wachovia bank, she deals mainly with Nigerian scams. Most people would be suprised to know that Nigeria’s economy is based on fraud.

I’ve heard so many stories of people that have gone along with these scams… people that weren’t the typical naive old ladies. I don’t know what the crap was going through their heads but they went along with it!

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Not surprising to me at all…not only does the Nigerian government condone the scamns, they reap huge rewards from them!

The surrounding countries in the area are no better. Ghana was the first country to have Peace Corps volunteers…it’s been over 45 years and they’re still there! After 45 years, either the Peace Corps doesn’t work or the country doesn’t (or in this case, both)…

Keith

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I was looking at the default settings on a client’s spam filtering software today and one of the default keywords to block was “Cote d’Ivoire,” no suprise there.

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sometimes you never know though…

http://grouper.com/video/MediaDetails.aspx?id=1631869

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yah, this email scam really exist… do some people really believe on this email when it is being sent to them? just wondering…

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You’d be suprised, seriously. Obviously most people don’t, but to put it bluntly, some people are just stupid.

My wife will tell me a new story about this probably once or twice a week, and that’s just what she uncovers. There’s 12 other people on her team, and this is just for one bank.

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If you have some free time go to scamorama.com. It is filled with stories of people getting scammed. There are some where people would try and “play” the scammer that are interesting. One actually got a scammer to send him $100.

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I received this e mail today and came here to search and found this topic. I know many others here must have received this email also.

The per pitrators have now changed the last name as seen below but everything else remains the same. Its funny that they send it to one of my e mails that is not the one I have listed here but they still mention Reiclub as the source

From Edwin Kwaussi
Avenue 5 Lot 172 Cocody Quarters
Abidjan Cote d’Ivoire

Good day Dear One,
Greetings and How are you today,I am Edwin Kwaussi I am a member of www.reiclub.com/forums I would like you to permit me to apply through this medium for your co-operation and to secure an opportunity to invest and do joint relationship and business with you in your country.I have a substantial capital I honourably Inherited from my late
father late Chief Marcel Kwaussi who deal in Cocao-coffee platation and share from family Gold, diamond Minining site.The Epmgigo rebels killed Him recently in poltical crisis in our country that have resulted to

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look at this one i got…scam

FROM:RAPH LARRY
RUE 10, AVENUE I4
LOT 88, COCODY ABIDJAN.
COTE D’ IVOIRE
raphlarrry31@yahoo.fr

My chosen Partner,

Compliment of the season,Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I know this mail may come to you as a surprise, since we have not known or written before.

I want to let you know that is your profile that pushed me to send this email to you after our three days fasting and praying and i have the full hope that you will assist me and my younger sister.

Our Mother died long ago when she was about to delivered my most junior sister Chantal, she is 22 years old as of today, based that we lost our mother so early our father took us so special, we are only three from my mother’s side I and the two girls.

Introducing my self , I am Raph Larry 26 years of age the only son of the late Chief and Mrs Robert Larry, My father was a gold and cocoa merchant based in Accra, Ghana and Abidjan ( Ivory Coast ) He
was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their business trips.

Before the death of my father on 27th February 2001 in a private hospital here in Abidjan. He secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has a sum of USD$12.5M ( Twelve Million five hundred thousand U.S), deposited in Bank in ( Abidjan Cote D’ Ivoire, that he used my name as his beloved son for the next of kin in depositing the fund.

He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates, that I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose such as expansion of his existing cocoa business and real estate management overseas.

I have make an arrangement with the Local bank manager here on how best to transfer this money to overseas.
please I am humbly seeeking your assistance in the following ways.

1- To assist me in providing an account of yours where this fund can quietly be transferred into.
2-To serve as the guardian of this fund since I am still in the secoundary school with my junior sisters.
3)- To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to futher my education and to help me secure a residential permit in your country.

Moreover, I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/ Input after the successful transfer of this fund into your nominated account overseas, while 5% will be set aside to offset any expenses we may incure.

Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within the shortest possible time if you signify interest to assist me.

Contact me with this email address for more details. raphlarrry31@yahoo.fr

Thanks and God bless.
Yours sincerely
RAPH AND CHANTAL LARRY.
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COTE D’ IVOIRE

Must be a lot of dying, stupid, rich people there!?

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You’d wonder: how come the country is so poor when they have so many millions tucked away?
Why give those millions to unknown people like us? they could easily steal them, if they really existed!
LOL

Those countries are bound to come apart one of these days!

MSNBC did a follow up on these scams: they met them even in London.

The scammers are dumb, dumb, dumb! and shameless!