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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:
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "sandragado32 Gazeta.pl" <sandragado32@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: sandy4gado@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 23:50:05 +0000
Subject: FROM SANDRA GADO


FROM SANDRA GADO
ABIDJAN-COTE D' IVOIRE
WEST-AFRICA.

Dearest One Good Day,

I am Miss.Sandra Gado I am 17 year old and the only daughter of the former
Zimbabwe's Army chief (General Steven GADO )under the present government of
my home country President Robert Mugabe .my father was just murdered in
cold blood last 2 years

because he is Against the Evil Deed and the Killing of White Men in zimbabwe
by the president and now leaving me and I lost my mother,7months ago,I have
no Parents Now that is Why I am Contacting you to help me transfer this
money out of Cote d'Ivoire.read what am tell you about this Evil man
Mugabe http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7470959.stm
Meanwhile,before his death he informed me about a deposit the of sum of
Three Million,Five Hundred Thousand Dollar(US$3,500.000) which my late
father deposited with Bank here in Cote d'Ivoire Before he died.I am now as
a refuge in cote d'Ivoire . I want you to do me a favour to receive this
funds to a safe account in your country For investment in your country,like
real

estate and industrial production as joint partner.Please if you are
interested in helping me to received this money in your care.Kindly send me
the Below information so that I will submitt it to the bank for immediate
transfer.

1.Your Full Name ..................
2.Your Contact Adrress...........
3.Your Fax And Telephone number .........
4.Your Country Of Origin ................

After the successfully of receiving this money to your account,I will give
you 25% of the total amonut and I will come to your country to start up a
new life with your assistance so that I can be able to live again and
further my education.Please

if you are willing to assist me,indicate your interest in reply so that I
will give you more details.

Thanks and best regards,

Yours Faithfully,

Miss.Sandra Gado

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