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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Desmond Egobia" <desmond_egobia3@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 03:54:04 +0000
Subject: Urgent Attention Needed.

Mr.Desmond Egobia.
Abidjan - Cote d'Ivoire
Attn: Mr/Mrs.

Compliments of the season to you. I hope all is well at the moment. In a brief introduction I am Mr.Desmond Egobia the only son of Mr.Frank Egobia of the blessed memory, a Gold and Cocoa merchant who based in Abidjan and had a branch office in Accra Ghana. My father was a wealthy Gold / Cocoa Merchant who has business in some countries in Europe, America and Asian countries. According to my father, my own mother died when I was about six years of age, which means that I did not even know my mother very well.
The story is that my father Mr.Frank Egobia was poisoned by his business associates and he died on 27/6/2005 in a private hospital here in Abidjan.
However, when he was about to die he called me beside his sick bed and told me that he deposited the sum of US$9.6000 000.00( Nine Million, Six hundred thousand united state dollar) in a security company here in Abidjan the capital city Cote d'Ivoire.
Right now I am 24yrs of old and the only problem that I am facing since the death of my father is to find a foreign partner who will assist me to retrieve the consignment from the security company here in Cote D'Ivoire for it has accumulated some demurrage since the deposit was made.
So I don't know if it will interest you to assist me in this regards. I have mapped out 10% of the total fund as an offer for your assistance and 5% will go for any expenses the transaction will accrued on the process.
After the transaction I will leave immediately to meet with you in your country for continuation of my education, share of the percentage and investment and your priority isto take care of the investment untill I finish my education.
Please can you be able to make four days working visit to this country for this or can I employ a lawyer that will act on your behalf.
Please try as much as possible to get back to me indicating your willingness and readiness to assist me.
Thanking you in anticipation of your response.
Yours sincerely,
Desmond Egobia.

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