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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Fraud email example:

From: Zaineb Dadie <zaineb_dadie22@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 00:46:04 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Personal and confidential


FROM MISS ZAINEB DADIE
ABIDJAN-COTE D'IVOIRE
WEST AFRICA.

Dearest one,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. i have the believe that you are a reputable and responsible and trustworthy person I can do business with from the little information so far I gathered about you through your profile for a partner and by matter of trust I must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere business.

I am Zaineb Dadie 20 years of age, the only daughter of late Mr Gabriel Dadie whom was killed by the rebels that attacked our country cote d'Ivoire west Africa and
took over our town (BOUAKE). I ran to Abidjan the economical capital of cote d'ivoire from were I am contacting you.
Before the death of my father he told me that he has a sum of US$17,300,000 (Seventhen million Three hundred dorlars) kept in a private Security Company here in Cote D'ivoire in my name as the next of kin.

Sir, in the capacity of the next of kin, I am contacting you with due sence of humanity and responsibility and with few awareness that you will give it a sympathetic and mutual consideration.
I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways.

(1)To provide a bank account where this money would be transferred to.

(2)To serve as the guardian of this fund and to contact the security company to take delivery of the consignment.

(3)To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a residential permit for me in your country.

(4)To provide good investment plans for the fund and to manage the fund for 5 years, during the investment period,only our profit will be shared annually 70% for me the investor while 30% will be for you the fund manager annually.

Moreover, I am willing to offer you 25 % of the total sum as compensation for your effort /input after the successful transfer of this fund to your nominated account overseas before the investments starts.
And I have maped 5% for any expenses that might be incured during the course of this transaction.

Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within a stipulate period of time you signify your interest to assist me.
Anticipating hearing from you immediately.

Thanks and be bless.
Best Regards.

Zaineb Dadie














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