New Western U. Scam Côte d'Ivoire

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Tweed154 -  
 Anonymous user -
Hello

I just returned from the post office with my manager Mr. Colart Séverin. I was able to do what was necessary, and I have the 10-digit codes for the money order with me. However, the director of the post office informed me that you should verify the codes of the money order on the WESTERN UNION website to confirm that the money order has indeed been completed. So, the website is www.westernunion.fr, and once you are on the homepage, scroll to the top of the page, and you will see that it says "Transfer Status." Click there and enter the information:

Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN): 4210806475

Sender's First Name: Séverin

Sender's Last Name: Colart

and you click on validate. If the codes are valid, it will indicate that the money can be collected by the beneficiary.

And you are the beneficiary. However, there remains the QUESTION/ANSWER of the money order, which the director informed me that you must pay your share of the tax, which is €215. I added an extra €300 to the total amount; you must pay this tax, and then, meaning at the same time, you will be given the question/answer so that you can be in possession of the €1,000. So for the payment of this tax, please contact the post office director Mr. Leroux Francis, as he explained to me that since the crisis of rebellions that took place here, French expatriates like myself were fraudulently withdrawing funds for purchasing arms and embezzling money from their bank, which went against the economy of their country. That’s why the STATE implemented a law stating that all outgoing money transfers from their country must be verified. Therefore, for our transaction, there were taxes for both you and me. And not being able to pay them on your behalf since it is for traceability control, my wife and I decided to add €800 to cover your share of the tax, meaning the €215 that I rounded off to €300 from the €700. So this resulted in a money order of €1,000 for the tax payment, given that we are proceeding by Western Union money order, the tax must be paid by Western Union money order to better verify the traceability and authenticity of our transfer as quickly as possible. Once you finish reading the email, for more details and also for him to give you the question and answer that will allow you to recover the funds, everything will be done in 5 minutes once the tax is settled.

Without the money order password, you cannot go to collect the funds at the post office. Therefore, you must contact the director of my post office

Mr. Leroux Francis at 0022555722567 to discuss with him the formalities to complete, meaning paying your share of the tax so that you can receive the QUESTION/ANSWER to withdraw €1,000 at the same time. So do not take any other actions without the advice of Mr. Leroux Francis. He is in charge of showing you how to pay this tax and how you will withdraw your funds.

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Farfadet88 Posted messages 19 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   1 402
 
Hi,

So? If it's to know if it's a scam, it is
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One must never underestimate the predictable nature of human stupidity.
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mathieu
 
Hi,

thank you so much, he just contacted me...
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noémie
 
Thank you very much, he contacted me too!
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tatafifi > mathieu
 
It's a big scam, Colart Severin is a crook! Don't send him another penny, you will never receive anything from him, and the money transfer numbers are fake!!!
I was one of his victims.
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tatafifi > noémie
 
It's a big scam, Colart Severin is a crook! Don't send him another cent, you will never receive anything from him, and the cash transfer numbers are fake!!!
I was one of his victims.
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Bruce Willix Posted messages 12376 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   2 638 > tatafifi
 
It's for good reason that it's written in bold and large: DO NOT ACCEPT AS PAYMENT...
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l'embrouille 75 Posted messages 5307 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   1 859
 
Hi,
It's nice of you to pass on the MTCN code and the sender's name!!!
I'm sure that if my esteemed colleague Afrikanak is around, he'll make good use of it to chase down the scammers.
See you later
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Always think carefully before acting
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Afrikarnak Posted messages 17653 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   Ambassadeur 14 517
 
Hello..
If you could give me the Email contact of the guy, that would be great... I have the rest to annoy him...
Thanks..
See you+
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Anonymous user
 
Gift, here is the letter I received yesterday for a watch......
If you have a way to annoy them, to mess with them or anything, give me the tips. I am super honest and I can't stand injustice. If we could even know where they are.... I have very good contacts in Côte d'Ivoire...

Here is the charming letter

"Hello HADRIEN

I was able to make the mandate as agreed this afternoon

I just came back from the post office and I was able to do what was necessary, I have with me the 10-digit codes for the mandate.
But the post office director told me to check the mandate codes on the WESTERN UNION website to see for yourself that the mandate has indeed been carried out. So the website is https://www.westernunion.com/fr/fr/home.html
once you are on the homepage, scroll to the bottom of the page, you will see Online Service Rates, you will put:

Destination country: France
Amount: 5,100€

and you go back to your left where it says check the status of a transfer. You will put:

First name: severin
LAST NAME: colart
transfer code: 4210806475

and you click on the yellow arrow.

If the codes are valid and the money has been sent, you will see that it will be marked money can be withdrawn by the beneficiary. And you are the beneficiary but he wants first that you can pay your part of the tax which is 457€ because there remains the QUESTION/ANSWER and after that, that is to say at the same moment he can give you the QUESTION/ANSWER so that you can withdraw your funds 5,100€.
because he let me know that in the country where I am has been at war and during the war there have been French expatriates like me, Belgians and others, even the great men of this country who were fraudulently taking money out for arms purchases, also money laundering, so they want to know where the money is going and if this money will not be used for arms purchases, so I decided to add the 457€ to the price of the good so as not to harm or penalize you at the sale level so I made a mandate of 4,600€ + 500€ = 5,100€ rounded.
so please get in touch with MR DURANT SEBASTIEN at 0022544 32 10 14 he is the one who will
show you the procedure to follow because he is the post office director here as you must pay your part of the tax so that he can give you the
question and answer so that you can take possession of the funds ..
I leave you their site that talks about the tax.
http://www.commission-uemoa.fr.gd/
and you will go to important information and you will see for yourself.
NB; do not take any steps without contacting the post office director MR DURANT SEBASTIEN at 0022544 32 10 14
after verifying the references.
I leave you his phone number: 00225 44 32 10 14
.

waiting for you to finalize the sale.

best regards.
Mr and Mrs BRIGITTE
00225 41 32 29 28
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Afrikarnak Posted messages 17653 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   14 517
 
Hello..
Don't worry, a counter-scam is in progress..
See you+
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GGG
 
Same attack for us, except that the person's name was Claire Chevron, but the bank director was also Francis Leroux! With €457 in taxes too!
Luckily, we are doing research on this Francis, otherwise...
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Anonymous user
 
I received exactly the same emails from Côte d'Ivoire from a person named Roger Martial... He was asking me to contact a certain Paul Balaya.. When I searched for information on this name, I only found reputable people, but the emails I received are copied and pasted from yours :/
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Anonymous user > Anonymous user
 
I just received this email around 3:30 PM

Best regards to all

Henrihny




Good evening

We have viewed your advertisement and it is with mutual agreement that my husband and I have decided to buy it from you.

Regarding the payment, I could send you a cash mandate via mail since it is instantaneous, and I am a French expat abroad with my husband for professional reasons. Given that I will be returning to the mainland shortly, I have decided to purchase it for use when I am on French territory.

For this purpose, my manager recommends an instantaneous cash mandate for all my transactions simply because it is quick and more secure these days.

I could send you the mandate for the reservation and I will request a leave from my employers to come to your address for the pickup after you have cashed the mandate.

Regarding the mandate, as soon as I make it, I will send you the

references by email which will allow you to cash the funds at the nearest post office to you in cash since it is instantaneous.

So if this suits you, please provide me with:

-Name

-Your fixed price

-First name

-Address as well as your phone contacts

In order for me to perform the mandate, after you have received them to secure the sale and reserve the item for me.

But one question, can I count on your good faith since you will have the money before I come to pick it up at your domicile address?

Sincerely

Mr. or Mrs. ROGER MARTIAL /Tel:00225 41 54 62 61
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Anonymous user > Anonymous user
 
Same scam yesterday by a man named Jean PRIOUR living in the 56 in Josselin but on a business trip abroad (today I learned it was Ivory Coast).
It started with a text message about a sale on Le Bon Coin to which I replied by email and then the "logical" follow-up.
When I read his prose, I immediately had doubts about the authenticity of the deal. So I visited the Internet and came across the site "Comment ça Marche," and there, I realized I am not the only one!!!!
Thanks to you all
Below is his prose:

- My account manager was able to complete the mandate as agreed.
I have with me the 10-digit codes for the mandate.
The postal director informed my manager that you must absolutely verify the authenticity of the transfer online on the Western Union site.

To make things easier for you, I took the liberty of copying the verification link. You just need to click on the link below and enter the first and last name as well as the money transfer control number marked in red in their respective fields while writing in lowercase.

First name: Michel Last name: Rousarie
MTCN: 8171726066

And you click on the yellow arrow that is just after the transfer control number

You will see that it will state money that can be withdrawn by the beneficiary. And you are the beneficiary. I would like to inform you that the transfer is undergoing a traceability control to ensure it is guaranteed. So for this control to take place, the authorities of this country have imposed a tax on both the beneficiary and the sender that they must advance in order to participate in this control. This tax is imposed by the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Ivory Coast regarding any money leaving this country to verify the traceability of international operations and also for the protection of various accounts of financial establishments in Ivory Coast. But there remains "the password" of the mandate before going to withdraw the money at the post office because without the password, no one can withdraw the funds. The director informed me that you must pay your share of the tax which is 150€ that I took the liberty of adding to a total of 200€ so that you are not penalized for your sale. So that makes you 350€ + 200€ = 550€
I’ve set aside a few euros more for the transfer fees. Without the mandate password, you cannot go and withdraw the funds at the post office. So you need to contact the director of my post office upon receiving this email Mr. JOHN EMMANUEL at 0022555442709 to see with him the formalities to be completed so that you can cash in the 550€.
So do not take any further steps without consulting
Mr. JOHN EMMANUEL (the director) at 0022555442709

Otherwise, this transfer will incur penalties for violation of Article 205, Section 42 of Decree 589 of 1995, and we will issue an order for irreversible stoppage/cancellation with a copy to the economic police of this country.

Best regards
Mr/Ms PRIOUR /0022541595947
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samgunsjovirow Posted messages 26895 Registration date   Status Modérateur Last intervention   3 046
 
Hello

Nothing new under the sun...
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Elodie
 
I received an email today that was exactly the same, with the same information about my car. I called the national police who told me it was a scam, so I filed a complaint. Fortunately, we hadn't given the bank card number...
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l'embrouille 75 Posted messages 5307 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   1 859
 
Oh yeah, that's new!!!


Tell me, did you file a complaint against who??? The banana tree???
And now they're asking for credit card numbers????
You better call "Interpol" from your place and ask to chat with the famous prosecutor Ange Kessy!!
You'll see, he's as scheming as you are!!
And be careful, he only wants transfers via Western Onion!!
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Claire
 
Hello,

I would like to report that I received the same message. Mr. Séverin COLARD, the manager, was able to make the necessary arrangements for the mandate with WESTERN UNION, and also generously added 300 euros, and we were supposed to pay the amount of 215 euros... anyway, the same nonsense... the same amount and the same transfer control number. I will file a complaint with the police tomorrow. Thank you for the information because I am now sure that it was a scam.
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marticim Posted messages 1 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention  
 
go see it, it will tell you everything https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k7glmVme60
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