Advance Fee Frauds and Email Scams
Dr. Robert Guei (2006)
This is one message from a collection of email scams. We don’t send these messages! We just collect the ones we receive and document them here for the benefit of others.
If you have been victimized by an email scam like the one shown below you may wish to contact a lawyer or postal inspector in your state or country.
From: “eirc”
Subject: Hello From Robert..
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 08:44:32 -1200
Dearest,
My name is Eric Robert Guei, Son of the former military head of state Cote D”ivoire west Afirca Gen Robert Guei who was murdered by rebels on the 19th sept 2002 during coup attept, after the tragicincident I ran to Accra-Ghana for my safety and because some years ago my late father deposited sum of $23,000,000,00.twenty three millions dollars in a security company here with my name as next of kin.
Now I am looking for a trustworthy person to assist me with the followings:
(1)to assist me with an account where the fund will betransfer to.
(2)to assist me and invest the money in a profitable business in other for me to start a new life overthere with you.
I hope you will trust to assist me as your brother oryour friend, if so thank be to God because with him allthings are possible. Your urgent response is well appriciated.
Thanks and remain bless,
Dr. Robert Guei
