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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!

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From: satapathy_rojalin222 rose <satapathy_rojalin222@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: satapathyrojalin01@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:20:21 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: From Miss Rojalin satapathy, do read this very carefuly and get back to me



Miss Rojalin satapathy
AbidjanCote D 'Ivoire
West Africa

Dearest One,

Permit me to inform you about this proposal I am Miss Rojalin satapathy, the only daughter of late Mr/Mrs Isaka satapathy in Abidjan Cote D 'Ivoire in west Africa.

Our late father died and left us and our mother and my younger brother mohamed satapathy.
I am 20years old why my younger brother mohamed is 18years old. My late father Isaka owns many companies before he died which he left for my mother Mrs saly satapathy Within a year of my fathers death, my Mother Mrs saly satapathy killed by hired killers, after my mother was killed my fathers lawyer called I and my younger brother to hand over my late fathers documents tous. after my fathers lawyer have handed over the documents to me, my uncle started demanding for the Documents of my late fathers wealth.I now called my fathers lawyer, he came and told my uncle that my father made a will that all his properties belongs to his children. After my fathers lawyer have made that statement my uncle started fighting against us to an extend he went and arranged for hired killers to kill I and my younger brother.

The first time they came to our home when I wasn't around, my younger brother mohamed was shot and two of our security men was killed also before the police men came, they had escaped, that made us to park out of the compound we thought it will be over that way but it continue happening, that makes us to stop going to school.Because we are afraid let something not happen to us in school premises,That is the reason why i contacted you as an honest person so that you can help us in claim my late father money that deposite in the SECURITY COMPANY here in Africa. Due to political problem in this country now, the SECURITY COMPANY has aaccepted to remove all their consignment from africa.

There was a contract awarded to (ECWC) to build houses and installation
of telephone system. It was during the process of the contract that the
renewed political crises commenced. The tune of the contract was (us$64m) sixty four million united states dollars.
My late FARTHER shared the ,Money with the ECOMOG PEACE KEEPING COMMANDER who helped him smuggle the money out and The balance of us$16.5 million was finally deposited in a SECURITY COMPANY in Abidjan since 16th September 2004 for safe keeping,
as family valuable, for security reasons.

i went you to assite us to come over to your country and continue our education.
Please do help us and our God jesus will blessYou.I have talk to the director and They told me that upon arrival of the consignment, their agent will have to contact you.

I and my younger brother mohamed have agreed that 15% of the total sum of the money will go to you for your kind assistance. Every documentation of this deposit will be handed over to you to enable you present it to their agent, as my late father foreign partner. I will Like you to treat this transaction with absolute confidentiality and oneness.

i await for your urgent response, all I need now is for you to clear this consignment as MY late father foreign partner, and from the box send me some money to start coming over to your country, to invest the fund in any business in your country.

Thanks
May God be with you
Rojalin satapathy


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