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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • nelson_dakori3@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • nelson_andama0004@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: nelson dakori <nelson_dakori3@yahoo.ca>
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 09:13:10 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: READ WITH UNDERSTANDING


From: Nelson Dakori.
Abidjan, Cote d'ivoire
Private mail:nelson_dakori3@yahoo.ca

Peace Be Unto You
I am Mr Nelson Dakori. the only son of late Mr. Fidelix Dakori. My Father and Mother were very wealthy farmers and exporters when they were alife.After the death of My Father,long ago, My Mother was controling his business untill she became sick and died

on december 2005.Before the death of My Mother, she deposited an amount
of US$5.m in a Bank here which My Name is there as the Next of kin. but before she died, she informed that the Funds should only be available to me when I am 27Years or I should
seek for a foreign guardian in your country to receive the funds until I am 27Years old so that I can Finish My Education.I am kindly seeking the following from you.

(1) To provide a safe Bank Account into where the
Money will be Transferred for Investment .
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am a
Boy of 24 Years Old .
(3) To Make Arrangement for me to Come Over to your
country to Further My Education and to secure a
resident permit for me in your country.

I am willing to offer you 20% once the funds gets to your account.
kindly inform me of your sincere wish to assist me for me to give you
further informations.
feel free to call me on the receipt of this email.

Thanks and God bless.
nelson_andama0004@yahoo.fr
Nelson Dakori.



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