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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: "pat bakayoko" <pat_ba1@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 16:23:31 +0000
Subject: FROM PATRICK

PATRICK BAKAYOKO
ABIDJAN.IVORY COAST
WEST-AFRICA

DEAREST ONE


PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF ENTERING INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
WITH YOU. I GOT YOUR EMAIL THROUGH A COMPUTARIZED DATA WHILE SEARCHING FOR A
HONEST PERSON TO HELP ME IN MY DESIRE.

I PRAYED OVER IT AND SELECTED YOUR CONTACT AMONG OTHER NAMES DUE TO IT'S
ESTEEMING NATURE AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS GIVEN TO ME AS A REPUTABLE AND
TRUSTWORTHY PERSON I CAN DO BUSINESS WITH AND BY THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS I
MUST NOT HESITATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS.

I PATRICK,A CITIZEN OF COTE D IVOIRE WEST AFRICA. THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE MR
AND MRS PHILIPE BAKAYOKO. MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT IN SUB
AFRICAN REGION BASED IN ABIDJAN AND GHANA.

HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES. BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY
FATHER ON 29TH AUGUST 2003 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE
SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF
US$20.500.000.00(TWENTY MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)
LEFT IN A SUSPENCE BANK ACCOUNT HERE IN ABIDJAN.THAT HE USED MY NAME AS HIS
ONLY SON FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND.HE HANDED TO ME THE
LODGEMENT SLIP WHICH WAS ISSUED TO HIM BY THE BANK

HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS
POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN
PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE
IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE.(SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT).I AM HONOURABLY
SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS :

1.TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERED AND
SECURED.

2.TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM A STUDENT.

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.

I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 10% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS YOUR COMISSION AND
ASSISTANCE FOR YOUR EFFORT INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND
TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.

FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE
THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY
YOUR INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.I WILL APPRECIATE YOU REPLY ME
THROUGH THIS MAIL:patrickba1@yahoo.fr


WITH KIND REGARDS.

MR PATRICK BAKAYOKO

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