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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Shean" <shean@mcdi-cam.com>
Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 12:35:03 +0700
Subject: RE: Await your urgent reply. password






From: Tambo Dabidu [mailto:mrtamb001@live.com]
Sent: Friday, 20 May, 2011 11:42 AM
Subject: Await your urgent reply. password



Dearest,



I am Tambo Dabidu, a personal financial adviser to Ivory Coast president,
Laurent Gbagbo, who has just been arrested by the United Nation; Before the
arrest of the president, he packaged the sum of US$55 Million Dollars in a
Trunk Box and deposited in a Security Company as family belongings and
handed the documents over to me as his personal adviser; he intended to use
the funds in purchasing arms in China to fight war in our country, but I
decided to escaped from my country and take refuge here in Malaysia because
I don't like what he was planning to do.



However, i seek for your partnership and assistance to retrieve the Trunk
Box money out of the Security company as his foreign associate for us to
share the funds inside it; If you are interested get back to me as soon as
you receive this massage for more details. The deal is 45% to you and 55%
for myself as the originator of the deal.



Await your urgent reply.



Regards.

Tambo Dabidu




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