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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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Fraud email example:

From: Dr Mrs Mariam Abacha <mails2mariam5@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: mails2mariam@yahoo.co.in
Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 02:50:53 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Urgent Assistance Needed



Hello,

I got your email address through search in the Internet.I hope you will assist us.I have interest of investing in your country or your biz as such I would like to make contact with you for assistance as soon as I am able to transfer these monies for the investment, Note the funds are already with a trust company for safe keep.In your willingness to assist me. You will help me collect the monies which amounts thirty two milion dollarrs from the trust company,lodge them into your account new or old account, as I cannot travel out at the moment now because of my present predicaments/conditions which I will explain to you if we work together.You will have to travel to the country were these consignment containing the monies will be brought to. Your reward shall be 15% of the total sum.I am Dr Mrs Maryam Abacha wife of late General S. Abacha but because of the unstable political situation,Government attitude towards my family and mostly for the future of my children I need your help. All
of our properties has been seized by the present courrpt regim.Please if you would assist me, do reply this mail.Enclosing your tele no..This is very urgent. Best Regards.

Hajia Maryam Abacha.





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