The e-mail here is just one type of the thousands of scam e-mail variants sent out each day by 419 scammers. If you've received an e-mail even remotely similar to the one on this page or if you have arrived at this page via an internet search resulting from an e-mail that you received, YOU HAVE RECEIVED A SCAM E-MAIL!

This is an internet scam! Do NOT send these scammers money for any reason. [ BEGIN SCAM E-MAIL ]   From:     Peter Matt <peter_matt1@yahoo.it> Subject:     I hope to hear from you. Date:     Sun, 28 Sep 2008 09:54:02 +0000 (05:54 EDT)  From Peter Matt and Rose Refugee Camp Yamoussoukro, Republic Cote d'Ivoire.     Dear Respectful One,   Permit me to inform you our desire of going into business relationship with you. I know you might be surprised on recieving this mail from us due to we have not met before. By brief introduction , I am Peter Matt  and  my younger Sister. We are native of bouake district in republic of Cote d'Ivoire. We are the children of late Chief JOHN MATT, who was assasinated by the rebels in our home town during the recent political crises of 19 th sept. 2002. Untill the death of our parents, they were very wealthy in Cocoa/cafe farming & export based in abidjan the capital city of  coted'ivoire.   Before their death in a private hospital, my father called me on his bed side and secretly confided to me about the sum of (US$12.5)Twelve million five hundred thousand US dollars which he deposited in one of the banks in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire for onward transfer to abroad for investment on his proposed cocoa processing company through an assistance of a foreign partner.   My father also told me his intention to invest part of the money in collaboration with oil companies in countries like Libya, America or Europe, but unfortunately he died the way he did without accomplishing his objective as a result of the rebels attack. Having know that he will not survive from the injuries he sustained as a result of the wounds and pains inflinched on him by the rebels, then advised me to quickly and hurriedly go into his personal underground safe in our family villa and take the documents covering the deposit in the bank and look for a true and trustworthy foreigner to assist us as partner to front to the bank as our late parents partner abroad for immediate transfer of the money for investment in any lucrative business of our chioce for our future welfare.   Upon the instruction and advice by my father before he finally died, I therefore request your assistance to help us for onward transfer of the money to your country for investment partnership with you in any lucrative business in your country. We have agreed to give you 15% of the total sum immediately the transfer is made. Upon your acceptance to our proposal, kindly get back to me through the above email address so that we can discuss further process on the ways to achieve this golden success together.   Note, we are still in the refugee camp Yamussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire, We need your urgent attention to this mail because we want to leave here for a better future with you abroad, as the rebels had killed our parent and also have taken over our home town as their perational territory,   we look forward to you to help us with most urgency and honesty. Expecting your reply soon. Best Regard and God Bless you. PETER MATT& ROSE   [ END SCAM E-MAIL ]

It's important to note that any real people or legitimate organizations mentioned in these scam e-mails have absolutely no connection with this scam! The scammers never use their real names. They frequently take on the identity of real people to help them convince you that they are genuine. Whatever these scammers tell you, DON'T believe a word of it!!!

This is just a small sampling of the many hundreds of advance fee fraud e-mails received each day here at 419 BAITER headquarters. It is 100% pure B.S. Purity Guaranteed!

There are many different types of 419 scam (examples) but they all promise you something (fortune, job with salary / commision, low-interest loan, lottery prize, cheap gold dust / diamonds, work visa, etc.) in return for a small 'fee' or some kind of remittance. Of course, there is no fortune, no job, no loan, no prize to be had. It's just a ploy to get you to willingly send them money.

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