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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)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "huge amount of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: mark danshiki <mdanshiki00@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 04:48:29 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM:MARK DANSHIKI


FROM:MARK DANSHIKI
Villa 206 Marcory Residential
Abidja cote d'ivoire.
Tel:.00225 0763 5054.

Dearest One,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I got your contact from the web site,I prayed over it and decided to write you and ask you for asistance to this very issue.

I am MARK DANSHIKI; the Son of late Mr and Mrs DAN DANSHIKI.My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory Coast beforehe was poisoned to death by his busines associates on one of their outing to discus on a
business deal.

When my mother died on the 21st October 2001, my father took me and my little Sister special because we are motherless. Before the death of my father on
30th June 2005 in a private hospital here inAbidjan.

He secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has a sum of $8.500.000 (Eight Million, five hundred thousand dollars) Deposited in a security company in Africa,that he used my name as his only Son for the next of kin in deposit of the
Money.

He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth and some huge amount of money his business associates supposed to balance him from the deal they had that he was poisoned by his business associates, that I should seek for a God fearing 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).

Sir, we are honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways.

1)I want you to assist me to TRansfer this money into your account in your country.

2)To assist me get a resident permit to your country and also invest this money for me in lucrative business.
3)5% has been map for any expenses incured by you during this transaction .

Moreover Sir, we are willing to offer you 15% of the sum as compensation for effort input after the successful transfer of this fund to your designate account overseas.


Anticipating to hear from you soon.

Thanks and God Bless.

Best regards
MARK DANSHIKI






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