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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: robert dadie <robertdad1982@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 00:24:46 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From Robert Dadie: I Await Your Reply.


Dearest One,
I know this mail may come to you as a surprise since we have not known or written before. and asking for your kind understanding of the whole truth situation and our desireness of going into long time relationship and business transaction with you for mutual benefits.

I am ROBERT DADIE, residence in Abidjan, 22 years of age,the only son of the late Mr. and Mrs.DUKE DADIE, with my younger Sister Mimi. Our father was a Gold and Cocoa Merchant Based in Ghana and Abidjan (Ivory Coast ). he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their business trips.
Before his sudden death on 12th February 2003 in a private hospital here in Abidjan, he called me on his bed side and told me about the sum of (USD $12.5M) he deposited in a bank here in Abidjan (Ivoiry Coast) for business investment that he used my name his beloved and only son as the next of kin in depositing money, because Our Mother died many years ago hours after the delivery my younger Sister (MImi) who is 19 years old as of today, based that we lost our mother so early, our father took us so special. We are only two from our mother's side, I and my sister (MImi).

He also told me that it was because of this his wealth that he was poisoned, And that we should seek for a foreign partner in any country of our choice where we will transfer this money for investment purpose for our future life.

I humbly seek for your assistance, to help us transfer and secure this money in your country for investment, and to serve as guardian of the money since we are stills tudents, and to make arrangement for us to come over to your country to further our education.
I am willing to offer you 15% of the total amount as you make up your mind to help orphans like us for your humble assistnace after the sucessful transfer of the money and 5% is mapped out to refund any expenses incure during the transaction.

Please, I urge you to make this transaction secret within your heart for security purposes. Also you can indicate your option towards assisting us as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within the shortest possible time if you signify your interest to assist us.

Yours sincerely,
Robert Dadie And Mimi.




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