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A PLEA FOR ASSISTANCE.
21st October 2004

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Report Summary
Date Reported
21st October 2004
Apparent Sender
RONALD GUEI
Return Address
RONALD GUEI <ronaldguei2004@netscape.net>
Subject
A PLEA FOR ASSISTANCE.
Format
Text
Method

Another classic '419' style of scam - sender claims to be trying to pass on large ammounts of money. But on answering you'll be hit with requests for 'administration fees' before you see any money. These fees will keep coming until you give up, but there is no money!

Bogus Web Content?
No
URL of web content

N/A

RISK LEVEL
MEDIUM
WARNINGS

1. A '419' style of scam. Scammer claims to be relative of an important person, (in this case an ex-military ruler) and wishes you to help 'transfer' their money for a financial reward. If you go along with them you will be hit with requests for money to cover 'administration fees', but you'll never actually see any returns, and the scammers will simply disappear!

2. Scam uses a real incident as it's cover story to add authenticity. Incident was real, this person is not!

 

" Dear Benefactor, With the hopes that you are ok and doing fine, I could have notified you about it at least for the sake of
your integrity. Please accept my sincere apologies. I have to say that I have no intentions of causing you
any pains. "
...

If you have received this email, please remember that it is very common for these email scams to be redistributed at a later date with only slightly different content or the same but with the fake page(s) hosted by a different provider. Also, once you have received one of these hoaxes, it is also common place to receive at least another one and usually a day or two after the first, although not necessarily from the same apparent sender.

 

The Spoof Email ...


Dear Benefactor,

With the hopes that you are ok and doing fine, I could have notified you about it at least for the sake of
your integrity. Please accept my sincere apologies. I have to say that I have no intentions of causing you
any pains.


My name is Ronald Guei, the son of late General Robert Guei,the ex-military head of state of Ivory Coast,
who was murdered along with the interior minister on the 19th of September 2002(You can  visit
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2269238.stm
for complete review of this incident). I contacted you because of my need to deal with persons whom my
family and I have had no previous personal relationship with. Since the murder of my father, I have been
subjected to all sorts of harassment and intimidation with lots of negative reports emanating from the
Government and the press about my family. As a result I have to run to the Netherlands where I am now
seeking political asylum.

The present Government has also ensured that our bank accounts are frozen and all assets seized. It is
in view of this that I seek your co-operation and assistance in the transfer of the sum of Eight Million Six
hundred thousand United States Dollars (US$8,600,000.00), after the murder of my father, the Current
Government seized all our properties and our accounts both local and international was frozen. My only
hope now is this cash that my father carefully packaged and deposited as artifacts with a
security/Courier Company in the Netherlands in Europe. The said sum can easily be withdrawn or paid to
a recommended beneficiary; the security company based on my or my mother's instructions will release
the fund to you and you will be presented as my partner who will be fronting for me in area of viable and
profitable business investment. To show my preparedness and appreciation to carry-out this business
with you, 20%of the total sum will be your share for assisting my family; also 5% is to be set aside for any
eventual cost that might arise as the transaction proceeds, and the balance 75% will be for my family and
you will assist us in investing in a profitable venture in your country. I need your full support and
co-operation for the success of this transaction. I plead with you to treat this issue confidential and urgent
because it is delicate and it demands a great degree of secrecy.

Note: your email address will remain confidential in order to protect your anonymity and our continuity. I
hope to hear from you as soon as possible. You can reach me on my Telephone Number
(0031-629-215-703)



God Bless you and your family.

Ronald Guei.




 
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