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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: "MELISSA DAGAMA" <melissa_dagama@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:31:32 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: APPEAL-FOR-YOUR-URGENT-HELP



FROM:MELISSA DAGAMA
ABIDJAN,IVORY COAST
WEST AFRICA.


DEAREST ONE
=20
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF OUR DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINES=
S RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.I AM QUITE AWARE THAT MY MESSAGE WILL COME T=
O YOU AS A SURPRISE BECAUSE IT IS INDEED VERY STRANGE FOR SOMEONE YO=
U HAVE NOT MET BEFORE TOCONTACT YOU IN THIS REGARD.
=20
I AM MISS MELISSA DAGAMA,THE ONLY DOUGHTER OF LATE CHIEF.AND=
MRS.DIKKO DAGAMA. MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCCOA MERCHANT IN AB=
IDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST,MY FATHER WAS POISON ED TO D=
EATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTINGS ON A BUSINESS T=
RIP.

MY MOTHER DIED WHEN I WAS A BABY AND SINCE THEN MY FATHER TOOK ME SO S=
PECIAL.BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON MARCH 2007 IN A PRIVATE HOSPIT=
AL HERE IN ABIDJAN HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BED SIDE AND TOLD ME TH=
AT HE HAS A SUM OF($7.500,000,00) LEFT IN FIXED / SUSPENSE ACCOUNT IN =
ONE OF THE PRIME BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN, THAT HE USED MY NAME AS HIS ON=
LY DOUGHTER FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSITING OF THE FUN. HE ALSO EXPLA=
INED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAOUSE 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 F=
OR INVESTMENT PURPOSE SUCH AS REAL ESTAT OR HOTEL MANAGEMENT.
=20
DEAR,I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS=
:
(1) TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT INTO WHICH THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFER=
RED TO.
(2)TO SERVE AS A GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM ONLY 21 YEARS.
=20
(3) TO MAKE AN ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTH=
ER MY EDUCATION AND ALSO TO SECURE A RESIDENT PERMIT IN YOUR COUNTRY.
=20
MOREOVER,DEAR I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF TOTAL SUM AS C=
OMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT / INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFULL TRANSFER O=
F THIS FUND INTO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEASE.
FURTHERMORE,DEAR PLEASE INDICATE YOUR OPTIONS TOWARDS ASSISTIN=
G ME AS BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDE WITHIN SEVEN (=
7) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY YOUR INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.

ANTICIPATING TO HERE FROM YOU URGENTLY.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS.

YOURS SINCERELY,
MELISSA DAGAMA.











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