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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "philiplekee109@yahoo.co.jp" <philiplekee109@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: lekeep02@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:32:11 +0900 (JST)
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE

My Mother died long ago when she was about to deliver a baby, based that i lost our mother so early my father took me so special, i am only one from my mother's side.

Introducing my self , I am philip 20 years of age the only son of the late Chief and Mrs Desmond LEKEE, My father was a gold and cocoa merchant based in Ghana an abidjan ( Ivory Coast ) He was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their business trips.

Before the death of my father on in a private hospital here in Abidjan. He secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has a sum of USD$10.5M ( Ten Million five hundred thousand dollars), deposited in a Bank in Abidjan Cote D・Ivoire, that he used my name as his beloved son for
the next of kin in depositing the fund. He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates, that I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose such as
expansion of his existing cocoa business and real estate management overseas. I have make an arrangement with the bank manager here on how best to transfer this money to overseas please, I am humbly seeeking your assistance in the following ways.

1- To assist me in providing an account of yours where this fund can quietly be transferred into.

2-To serve as the guardian of this fund since I am still in the secoundary school.

3)- To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to futher my education and to help me secure a residential permit in your country.

Moreover, I am willing to offer you 10% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/ Input after the successful transfer of this fund into your nominated account overseas, while 5% will be set aside to offset any expenses we may incure.

Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within the shortest possible time if you signify interest to assist me.

Thanks and God bless.
Yours sincerely

PHILIP LEKEE

NB:Please i will like you to keep this transaction in secrecy and confidential pending the time you will confirm this money in your account,because of the amount involve.




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