Not a trivia question, but a warning. I don't know if anyone else has received one, but watch out in your mail for a Cote d'Ivoire scam. I doubt if anyone here would fall for it, but newcomers might. The account that sent it to me has been toasted, by the way. And I've notified Yahoo France about the abuse of one of their addresses, too. If the moderators could leave this up for a bit, I'd be grateful.

skysmom65

What is a Cote d'Ivoire scam? Sep 09 06, 1:05 PM

debbie482

something you dont want thats for sure Sep 09 06, 1:16 PM

What-A-Mess

Answering ANYTHING on the web that you have not solicited is a foolish mistake. So if you do it is your own fault. Sep 09 06, 1:59 PM

McGruff

The maris204 account registered early yesterday morning and I toasted it a few hours later. If you have one of those letters in your QL mailbox, you can delete it. If you get anything similar from anyone else, keep the mail in your box and notify one of the staff. Sep 09 06, 2:19 PM

McGruff

FROM MARIS MICHAEL EMAIL :(marismichae-- 4me @yahoo.fr (marismicha--4me @yahoo.fr ) APPEAL /FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE DEAR, PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU ABOUT MY DESIRE TO GO INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM THE SITE (www.funtrivia.com) HERE IN MY COUNTRY COTE D'IVOIRE.AND AFTER MY PRAYERS AND FASTING, I HAD THE REVELATION THAT YOU WILL SUCCESSFULLY ASSIST ME. I AM MARIS MICHAEL, AN IVORIAN IVORY COAST NATIONALITY.THE ONLY DAUTHER OF MR AND MRS.MICHAEL MY FATHER WAS A VERY RICH COCOA MERCHANT, BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTINGS TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS DEAL . WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON JUNE 24, 2003, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL SINCE I AM MOTHERLESS .BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON MARCH 26,2002 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS ADMITTED, HE CALLED ME SCRETLY TO HIS BED SIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE KEPT A SUM OF US$6,500,000 (SIX MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) IN A BANK IN ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE. THAT HE USED MY NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND. HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS MONEY HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS PARTNER AND THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WOULD TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR AN INVESTMENT PURPOSE, SUCH AS : REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT OR STOCK MARKET INVESTMENT . Sep 09 06, 2:21 PM

McGruff

I AM HONOURABLY SOLICITING YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE AS FOLLOWS. : (1) TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO. (2) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THESE FUND, SINCE I AM A GIRL OF 23 YEARS OLD. (3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME IN YOUR COUNTRY TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATIONAL CAREER AND TO PROCURE ME A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT IN YOUR COUNTRY. I AM INCLINED TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS A MODE OF COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORTS AFTER THE TRANSFERRING OF THESE FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS. PLEASE, SIR I WILL BE VERY HAPPY IF THIS TANSACTION WILL BE CONCLUDED WITHIN FOURTEEN (14)WORKING DAYS FROM NOW. I AM EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEST REGARDS. MARIS MICHAEL. N.B: I WILL LIKE YOU TO GIVE ME YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER IN YOUR REPLY OF THIS PROPOSAL. MAY ALMIGHTY GOD BLESS YOU AS YOU TAKE CARE FOR AN ORPHAN LIKE ME AMEM. PRIVATE EMAIL:( marismich--4me @yahoo.fr) (marismicha--4me @yahoo.fr ) Sep 09 06, 2:22 PM

Baloo55th

Cote d'Ivoire scam is the same as the Nigerian scam, only different country. Someone has millions of dollars somewhere in Africa (variants are Russia, Belarus, etc, but most often Nigeria), and needs help to get it out of the country. This means transferring it into a bank in YOUR country. YOUR bank account. And they need your account details to do it..... Guess what happens? There are people that have fallen for it. Personally, I get suspicious when a feller I've never heard of starts off 'Dear one', and thinks he can trust me. I also get suspicious about 'winning' competitions, when I've never entered. By the way, McG, mine was hens002. I sent it on to gtho4, as I thought it would amuse him. It did.... Sep 09 06, 2:26 PM

Baloo55th

Hmmm. They're varying them. Mine was a feller named Kingsley Willson (a spelling that does exist, but is rare), and it was rather better written than Maris Michael's. Still Yahoo France, though. His father Alfred (Alfred?????? Who's called Alfred nowadays?) was 'gunned down' by rebels at one of his coffee farms. They should write books. Sep 09 06, 2:30 PM

Baloo55th

I've passed your scammer on to Yahoo, McG. Anyone else want to send one, if you don't feel your French is up to it, send 'em to me. Otherwise, contactregie (at) fr.yahoo-inc.com. (I never put the @ in when posting an email address on a site.) Sep 09 06, 2:43 PM

elburcher

Here is an excellent site for Hoaxes etc. from which here is a link for the "Nigerian Scam".... http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/HBScams.shtml#nigerian419 Sep 09 06, 5:21 PM

Baloo55th

Thanks for that one, elburcher. I've sent them this one now as an example of a rather unusual spamming method. Amusingly, the dead 'father' of my scammer was gunned down by rebels here, but elsewhere in 2005 he was supposed to have been killed by the government as a sponsor of the rebels. Maris Michael has been around for some time as well, sometimes as Maris and Michael George (but then they were using Yahoo UK for their email). Sep 10 06, 6:16 AM

What-A-Mess

If you list anything on "Craigs List" or like sites, you will probably receive a response that states something along the lines of: "a young student schooling abroad in AFRICA" etc. etc.. This is a scam attempt. Do not continue any dialogue with these replies. You will see spelling errors and improper syntax. This is part of the "making it seem real" design. Again, it is most likely a scam. Sep 11 06, 9:44 PM

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