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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From: "dadierobert1" <dadierobert1@canada.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 01:25:06 -0800
Subject: I Await Your Urgent Reply Pls.


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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