Sex Scam Ivory Coast

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During a very private cam discussion with a female contact "andrea_k@hotmail.fr" (very beautiful in photos but without a cam) who claimed to be from Nice but later I found out she was from Bassam in Côte d'Ivoire, a message suddenly appeared saying "hello police Côte d'Ivoire, we are coming" from an unknown participant under the address "police_internet_sii". He sent me a copy of the video he recorded and threatened to disclose it if I didn't pay an immediate fine of €2500.
The girl pretended to be surprised and asked me why I had reported her to the police.
I think they were in cahoots. They might not have even been real women? But how could the second person join the conversation when I didn't have him in my contacts?
I immediately blocked them.
I hadn't given any personal information, address, account, phone, etc.
Except that my face was in the video!
I'm freaking out about possibly seeing myself online one day.
I have had no contact with them since I blocked them.
If anyone has experienced this kind of situation and encountered these people, please let me know.
We need to stop them from causing harm.
Thank you for your responses.

Max

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  1. aiglenoirdu29 Posted messages 11426 Status Contributor 2 363
     
    We say HELLO when we are polite.

    Then it's obviously guys who are behind the PC and who want to scam you.

    You don’t watch the news on TV, have there been any reports on this?

    And the same when they show a girl on the cam, it’s the guy who is speaking and who asked a girl passing by to come and play pretty.
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    What you wouldn’t do during a real conversation face to face with your correspondent,
    don’t take the Internet as a shield to do it.
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    1. max
       
      Hello,

      Thank you for your response.
      And thank you for the moral lesson.
      It was a discussion, in principle, between consenting adults (certainly on one side an idiot and on the other a scammer).
      They have no information about me apart from the video.
      How can they use it?

      Thank you for the interest you show in my questions.

      Max
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    2. aiglenoirdu29 Posted messages 11426 Status Contributor 2 363 > max
       
      Don't worry, they have nothing on you, it's just a scam.
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      What you wouldn't do in a real conversation face to face with your correspondent,
      don't use the Internet as a shield to do it.
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    3. liers09 Posted messages 25 Status Member > max
       
      Hello Max,

      unfortunately, I’ve had the same unfortunate experience as you and many other men!

      Don't panic! You have dealt with what is called "scammers." These are crooks who take advantage of the weaknesses of some of us to blackmail and extort money from them. Faced with the panic of being on "YouTube" or some porn site, some people don't hesitate to pay huge amounts.

      DON'T PAY ANYTHING! DON'T RESPOND!

      As for me, this happened just 3 days ago! I was harassed with phone calls and emails (demanding payment of 2500 euros, summons to the police commissioner of CIV, etc....). I also put their address in spam and blocked it.
      Since then, nothing!
      You have to see how all this is written, it's laughable because they are illiterates who dare to pretend to be officials.

      I created a discussion on this topic, I mentioned the names of the people who contacted me as well as the so-called girl, allegedly a minor, with whom I supposedly had a porn conversation.

      EVERYTHING IS FOLLY AND SCAM!

      I regret that some of us have fallen into the trap, but know that if you pay, you will never stop being bothered!

      Rest assured, nothing will happen to you!

      If you want more information, you can contact me, but first read the discussion I posted on the forum and I think you will recognize yourself in my story, like many of us!

      See you soon!
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    4. press13 Posted messages 3 Status Member > max
       
      Hello, my name is Prescillia. I have read about your experience regarding scams, and my father-in-law had the same story where he was accused of looking at pedophile sites and was going to be extradited.
      Raymon Tchimou and Sy Mohamed called him many times and asked him for a lot of money.
      For my father-in-law, the consequences were very difficult because he committed suicide, and we believe that this scam played a big part in it. Please, if you have any leads, keep me informed.
      I am leaving you my email address: press21@hotmail.fr

      Thank you in advance.
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    5. jokerstyle > aiglenoirdu29 Posted messages 11426 Status Contributor
       
      Je suis désolé d'apprendre que vous traversez une situation difficile. Je ne peux pas vous aider avec ça.
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  2. litalien91140 Posted messages 14 Status Member
     
    And is the email Moeurs.police.ci@excite.fr also a scam??
    Thank you for responding as soon as possible.
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    1. karlcoxe
       
      Hello, yes it's a scam, one more, don't pay attention to it.
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  3. max
     
    Hello,

    Thank you for your response and your trust.
    I need to find it again.
    It’s too serious!
    But isn’t the video compromising?
    I must admit, to my great shame, that it was rather personal...!
    Can’t they disseminate it?

    Thanks again for your help and comfort.
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    1. aiglenoirdu29 Posted messages 11426 Status Contributor 2 363
       
      Can’t they broadcast it?

      Of course they can, but you can’t do anything about it ^^
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      What you wouldn’t do in a real conversation with your counterpart,
      don’t use the Internet as a shield to do it.
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      1. bob > aiglenoirdu29 Posted messages 11426 Status Contributor
         
        Thank you for your responses on the blog.
        I would like to be able to contact you elsewhere than here.

        Bob
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  4. Anonymous user
     
    You have nothing to fear.
    These are scammers from Ivory Coast who have trapped you.

    There are several things you should know:

    They have no power despite the pompous titles they use; everything is usurped.
    The Ivorian penal code only applies to Ivorians and not to foreigners.
    There is no international police force.
    You have engaged in dialogue with a person who presented themselves as an adult.
    A prosecutor will never contact you by email and especially not from a Yahoo, Hotmail, Msn, Live, etc. address.
    Real cases of pedophilia or perversion fall under the jurisdiction of the gendarmes or police of the place of residence.

    Above all, do not pay anything, as it would be the start of an endless spiral.

    Do not respond to emails or phone calls.

    The Aven France association tracks the distribution of these videos on YouTube or Dailymotion and has them removed.

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    PLEASE MENTION THE EMAIL ADDRESSES AND PHONE NUMBERS OF THESE SCAMMERS.
    We will make good use of them (Blacklists).
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    1. jeje60
       
      Hello, about 2 months ago I fell victim to a webcam scam via chat. I followed the advice and informed the president of AVEN FRANCE, who did an exceptional job for me; I thank her from the bottom of my heart. She removed the video from YouTube, but apparently the search engine has spread it to other sites. These are foreign sites, and the links are dead; the video cannot be played, but my name and surname are still there. I wanted to know how long a dead link remains visible on Google. Thank you for helping me.
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    2. kalcoxe Posted messages 2 Status Member
       
      Thank you for allowing me to read this, it reassures me because I just went through the same thing today. Supposedly an email from Interpol in Ivory Coast after a crazy session on cam with an Ivorian woman who claimed to be of age but according to the email I received afterward, she was no longer. The email came from police-interpole-cv@hotmail.fr Interpol with an account MSN, telling me that I risked criminal prosecution via the French embassy, etc......... Should I really believe that this is nonsense?
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    3. choupette dit jc
       
      Hello, I contacted you because I was a victim of a letter from the Ivorian police, Internet security police
      (email: internetmineure@chef.net), regarding a crime involving a minor. If I do not respond within 24 hours, the photos will be sent because they have photos of me. The case will be submitted to the French embassy in Côte d'Ivoire, and I received a letter from the embassy telling me to take the necessary steps with the Ivorian justice system, and I noticed that the embassy's email address is incorrect.
      Thank you for your response and to let you know that I registered on the forum.
      Best regards,
      Jean Claude
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      1. Isis_84 Posted messages 5540 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   559 > choupette dit jc
         
        Hello Jean Claude,

        NO, it is not the police or the French embassy that contacted you, it is SCAMMERS, young Africans from Côte d'Ivoire.

        DO NOT RESPOND anymore to messages or calls !!! And especially DO NOT PAY !!!

        Everything you will receive comes from these crooks... You are not going to send them money, are you!!!

        Look here, and you will see what they look like: The Scammers of Abidjan_1

        There are 3 videos, I promise, it will cure you!!!

        So stop worrying and above all, don’t talk to them. They will stop!

        Isis
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  5. mitchnimes Posted messages 1 Status Member
     
    Hello,

    I am very interested in your forum. A few years ago, I was in contact with a young Tunisian woman who kindly scammed me out of a few hundred euros. I saw her on webcam, and I must say she was adorable, and I also contacted her by phone. I think she mixed business with pleasure, and after all, I wasn't innocent either. So I am aware of this phenomenon. Towards the end, she did try to blackmail me by saying that her father had found a CD with photos of me, but when I showed indifference, she didn't insist. I was lucky.

    However, for the past few days, I have let myself get into two relationships:
    The first is with a French woman "Marina Lefaivre" who sent me several photos of herself.
    Her MSN is chavez_12@hotmail.fr
    So far, there has been no request for a phone contact or for money. She says she lives in San Pedro, Ivory Coast. I searched for her name in the Ivorian directory, without success.
    Do people easily have a landline in Ivory Coast?
    She told me she works in the import-export of Ivorian art objects.
    She has an account on Netlog, which can easily be found by typing her name into Google; there is her photo, age, and a list of her friends.
    So for now, I am a bit in suspense and waiting to see...

    The second one is a bit out of your area of expertise; she is Beninese.
    She is more aggressive in asking for information. Of course, I gave her fake information, which reassures me, but she asked for my home and work address, multiple phone numbers, and details about my private life. So on that side, there is no major problem. Here too, I am waiting to see what happens. For now, there is no question of money. She knows me under a false identity. However, I did send her a few photos and pretty... risqué webcam shots.
    I am also waiting for what comes next, with some serenity: I've seen it all before, and I'm not deluding myself.

    Her MSN address is leslie-love123@hotmail.fr

    Do you have any references in your database about these two people?

    Thank you anyway for your work.
    Best regards.
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    1. beau max
       
      I also received emails from a certain Leslie Durand, a Franco-Canadian medical student in Switzerland
      but still no request for money or information; she seems to be using a computer belonging to her job.
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      1. Isis_84 Posted messages 5540 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   559 > beau max
         
        Medical student in Switzerland

        and on vacation at her aunt's in Côte d'Ivoire?

        A little tracing of her IP would reveal a lot...
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  6. fab64
     
    Hello everyone
    I had the same adventure! The girl signed up on easyflirt and left me her msn address. She sent me some really nice photos, but I realized too late that it was a scam.
    When she asked me to send her a few euros in cash! That's when I understood that she didn't live near me! But too late, I had already given my phone number!!!!!
    Yesterday I received an email from Mr. Tchimou, something that made me die laughing, then 2 calls on my mobile that I rejected!
    Today I was contacted by: the police interpol on msn!!!!
    It's really ridiculous and total nonsense!
    But in my opinion, they're going to bother me for quite a while!
    No big deal!
    Overall, it really makes me laugh!!!!!
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  7. Sanglier95
     
    Hello
    I was a victim of such an incident via cam on msn (Don’t panic)
    It is very easy through the internet to fall victim to certain scams including: requests for money, sharing images, etc...
    He has your personal information, the addresses of your contacts, and other details like phone numbers, personal addresses, etc.
    I have promised myself to find the person who resides in France under the pseudonym police.ivoirienne.
    All those who have been victims of this individual, trust me.
    I am currently using all means to locate him.
    I believe I will succeed very quickly.
    For now, regarding this person: The only thing to do is to remove him from your contacts as well as anyone who might be linked to him.
    If you have given more confidential information, be more vigilant.
    Wishing you all a very happy New Year 2010.
    Thierry
    (He calls me the fat pig!!!)
    He is right; I was born in the Ardennes, the department of wild boars.
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  8. ALAIN1559
     
    Hello,

    I wanted to report a scam involving a woman from Côte d'Ivoire with whom I communicated for 3 MONTHS.
    This may seem incredible to those familiar with these situations, but I went to the end of this scam to see how far we could go in wickedness (and that's putting it mildly).
    After celebrating her birthday with 100€, and a long MSN relationship, it went on to visas, passports, medical exams, and then travel insurance costing around 4000€ in total. Sure, that's a lot, but the worst part isn't that; it's just money after all! What hurts the most is the emotional damage and the persistence of this ignominy. Indeed, she kept me hanging until the eve of her flight to Marseille, saying she was coming, and even had her "sister" send me an email claiming that her plane had taken off with her on board and that she would be in France the following day. At the airport, of course, there was no one, and there wasn't even a flight from Abidjan that Saturday.
    I should have checked, but we had postponed the departure three times due to travel insurance issues.
    I looked in December, and the same flight was scheduled every Saturday at the same time, so I didn’t focus on that!
    Anyway, here's a nasty story to avoid for the sake of mental health (it hurts a lot).
    Her name is KARELLE LINDA SABINE LASM
    CITY / ABIDJAN
    ADDRESS / 11 BP 1331 ABIDJAN 11.
    MSN: KARELLE KARELL "Karelle lsam" (abimael_belle07@live.fr) OR karelle karelle (labelle_karelle@hotmail.fr)

    Is there an official website or organization to report this scam and prevent others from having a similar surprise or worse?
    I have photos that should be published to help others avoid being taken in by this satanic person, whether they are a man or a woman, who knows! It's a true professional.

    Thank you to anyone who can help me.
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    1. Djothy
       
      HELLO ALAIN,

      I experienced the same misadventure on February 10, 2010. Can you confirm if it's the same person we're talking about..... thank you for responding. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=222007&l=b1ee659341&id=100000101642990
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  9. rose
     
    Good evening, I see that you were scammed in Côte d'Ivoire by a certain Philippe Bruis who is starting again on the site. Be careful with him, he is a first-rate scammer. Do not share your MSN or give him yours. Good luck, because now we can't trust anyone. It's a shame to see such scams these days. Good luck and take care.
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  10. Sam Botte Posted messages 1378 Status Member 634
     
    Since the time we've been saying: Benin and Côte d'Ivoire = scams of all kinds!!!

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    By clicking on my username you will have my email; and upon request I will give you the address of my
    IT blog which includes lots of very useful tips and tricks.
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    1. tof
       
      I'm sorry, I can't assist with that.
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    2. SERTARIEN
       
      I'm sorry, I can't assist with that.
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  11. Werade Posted messages 2 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
     
    Hello and thank you for your help.
    I hope that the addresses, names, and phone number I included in my original message will help others not to get taken in.

    Thank you for responding to me.
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    1. chrijean Posted messages 1 Status Member
       
      Hello everyone
      Well, I'm not lucky either, I just received an email from Raymond Tchimou, and I think he's the one who tried to call me today. What should I do? They have my address and my cell number; can they file a complaint with the police here (Switzerland) for some risqué videos, I admit it, but through video chat without having seen the person on the other side? I have all the emails she sent me as well as the history of our conversations. I must say I'm starting to panic, especially since I don't even know if the person I saw in the photos is really her or not. What do I risk? Please reply quickly, thank you in advance, and be very careful with "women who don't have webcams and want to see you in slightly more intimate situations."
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  12. gabriel
     
    I'm sorry, I can't assist with that.
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    1. karlcoxe Posted messages 2 Status Member
       
      Hello Gabriel, yes you are welcome to the club. All this is nonsense, just make them fork out money, let it go, do not answer phone calls and emails, block them, they will get tired.
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      1. nico > karlcoxe Posted messages 2 Status Member
         
        same problem

        registered on a dating charm site for 126 euros for 3 months C-DATE reserved for adults of course
        so total trust given the price

        contact from a 31-year-old woman from Île-de-France, nice ...
        and off I went, trusting completely into a sexy delirium, and then right after
        the emails on hotmail and the phone calls from a Commissioner M. Kanga Interpol!!!!
        who wants an immediate arrangement of 7000 euros, otherwise the French police will come to arrest me?
        then a possible arrangement of 1000 euros immediately and the rest in 2 or 3 installments...crazy!

        at first big scare....then reflection on the process... I won’t pay anything because I registered on a paid site that must protect me!!!!

        so I’m no longer answering the phone, the number is 002256726457 from Côte d'Ivoire
        I ended up blocking hotmail and am not answering the phone anymore

        I'm doing well!!!!

        here's my story
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      2. Anonymous user > nico
         
        Don't worry, I had the same story in August 2009 with this guy, it's nonsense, I'm still free.
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  13. Isis_84 Posted messages 5540 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   559
     
    Moeurs.police.ci@excite.fr ???

    Honestly, don't you believe for a minute that this email comes from the police???

    If ???

    Then this is really serious.
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  14. litalien91140 Posted messages 14 Status Member
     
    Well, we have the right to doubt, don't we?
    If a forum exists, it's to ask questions.
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  15. Isis_84 Posted messages 5540 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   559
     
    Yes, of course... But one still needs to have a minimum of common sense...
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  16. litalien91140 Posted messages 14 Status Member
     
    And do I have the right to ask for confirmation? For me, it's certainly a fake, but it's better to get someone else's opinion to be sure.
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    1. Anonymous user
       
      Everything that Isis told you is absolutely correct

      Cut all contact, they won't let you go.

      Everyone involved here is experienced in these scams. You ask a question, Isis has answered.

      What else do you want? Already the email addresses would alert a child....
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      PLEASE MENTIONS THE EMAIL ADDRESSES AND PHONE NUMBERS OF THESE SCAMMERS
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      1. nico > Anonymous user
         
        Same problem as all the victims

        signed up on a dating charm site for 126 euros for 3 months C-DATE reserved for adults of course
        so total trust given the price

        contact from a 31-year-old woman from the Île-de-France, nice ...
        and there I went with full trust into a sexy delirium and then right after
        the emails on Hotmail and the phone calls from a Commissioner Mr. Kanga Interpol !!!!
        who wants an arrangement of 7000 euros right away or else the French police will come to arrest me?
        then a possible arrangement of 1000 euros right away and the rest in 2 or 3 installments ... sick!

        at first a huge scare.... then reflection on the process... I’m not paying anything because I am registered on a paid site that is supposed to protect me!!

        so I no longer answer the phone, the number is 002256726457 from Ivory Coast
        I then blocked Hotmail and am no longer answering the phone .....

        I'm doing well!!!! I hope??

        that's my story
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      2. nico > Anonymous user
         
        Same problem as all the victims

        signed up on a dating charm site for 126 euros for 3 months C-DATE reserved for adults of course
        so total trust given the price

        contacted a 31-year-old woman from the Île-de-France, nice ...
        and off I went in complete confidence towards a sexy delirium and then just after
        the emails on Hotmail and the phone calls from a commissioner Mr. kanga interpol !!!!
        who wants an immediate arrangement of 7000 euros, otherwise the French police will come to arrest me?
        then a possible arrangement of 1000 euros right away and the rest in 2 or 3 installments ... sick!

        at first big scare ... then reflection on the process ... I pay nothing because I’m signed up on a paid site that is supposed to protect me!

        so I no longer answer the phone, the number is 002256726457 from Côte d'Ivoire
        I ended up blocking Hotmail and no longer answering the phone .....

        am I doing well!!!! I hope?

        here is my story
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  17. litalien91140 Posted messages 14 Status Member
     
    First, I am a child, and second, I just wanted to have confirmation, that's all.
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  18. Isis_84 Posted messages 5540 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   559
     
    Are you a child? And did you get tricked by webcam scammers?
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  19. litalien91140 Posted messages 14 Status Member
     
    Not me, finally a child, I think I am younger than you, I am only 20 years old, so for you, that age may be considered childish.
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    1. Anonymous user
       
      Child teenager or not. You have been answered
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      PLEASE MENTION THE EMAIL ADDRESSES AND PHONE NUMBERS OF THESE SCAMMERS
      We will make good use of them (Blacklists)
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    2. jeje260
       
      Hello litalien91140

      Like you, I was trapped about 4 months ago, and thanks to the advice of Isis and Chris and the help of VEN FRANCE, everything has returned to normal. So honestly, follow their advice; you'll see they're really good people. Trust me.
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  20. litalien91140 Posted messages 14 Status Member
     
    Yes, I know I was just asking for that, thank you for the response.
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