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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From:
Date:
Subject: From Marieclaude Dikko.


From Marieclaude Dikko.Abidjan Cote D'ivoire.West Africa. Dear one,  With humility,I am sending you this mail expressing my sentiments,I am Marie claude Dikko the only child  of Chief Joseph Dikko. the former internal affairs minister of my country Cote D'Ivoire who was assasinated with general ROBERT GEUI(former military president)by the forces loyal to the Government of Laurent Gbagbo on 19th September 2003.
It was based on the assasination of my father coupled with the arrests and harrasment on me by the security agents of the present government since the death of my father that prompted my writing you this mail.  Iam  seeking your assistance as regards the deposit made by my late father in a bank here in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire.It is a deposit of ($10.500.000) Ten million five hundred thousand us dollars and i want to urgently transfer this money to your country so that i can leave there for security of my live. And after the transfer i will come to live and continue my school in your country.
 All i need from you is to assist me and provide an account where this money will transfer You will also assist me in investing the money in your country since I have no business ideas.and i am willing to offer you 20% after the sucessful transfer in your account. my education is a very essential as i will like to finish up my schooling and to further because that was my late father's plan for me before his death. Please your urgent reply will be appreciated to enable me tell you on what next step to follow.Thanks and God bless you Marieclaude Dikko    

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