Bolding mine. He wants me to move there? I must confess I’m not even too sure where Abidjan Cote d’Ivoire is, upon googling it I find its on the Ivory Coast. Western Africa, between Ghana and Liberia. Doesn’t sound like a bad place.
“…assasinated in November 2003 by his greedy relatives who murdered him
because of his wealth.”
I guess the sort of people who fall for this type of scam would need it spelled out that being assassinated by greedy relatives means that they murdered him because of his wealth.
There’s actually nothing all that new about this; enticing victims to meet up with them has been part of Standard Operating Practice for 419 scammers pretty much always; their intent including any or all of: getting the victim to bring more money or expensive luxury items, kidnapping the victim for ransom, murdering the victim to cover their traces… etc.
See, once you’re hooked and you’ve paid up the ‘advance fee’ (that you couldn’t actually afford, or worse, that you misappropriated from somewhere, believing you could pay it back when you’re rich), you’re much more likely to follow through with a visit to try to keep the deal alive; people have been mugged when they follow through with an in-person meeting and I think I’m right in saying that some have been murdered (or at least have disappeared, assumed dead).
We’re aware of it being a dangerous scam, so the idea of meeting up with the perpetrators seems unthinkable, however, for the naive victim, it is all made to look very plausible.
I want 2 million dollars. The first thing I’d do is buy an Aston-Martin Vanquish. Sweet. The second thing I’d do is drive it to the Indian community I grew up in and slowly cruise by each of their houses.
Looking at my profile, I’m not sure what made you think I’m smart, but I’m happy. Thanks.
