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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: "esther wetauba" <mrsestherwetauba@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 13:25:44 +0000
Subject: offer

Hello,
I humbly wish to extend this mutual business relation with the hope that you
will gladly accept.My name is Mrs.Esther Wetauba whose husband died in 2004.

Before the death of my husband, there was an amount of Us$8.5million,which
my late husband deposited with a Security company in Ghana Africa through
their Diplomatic Custody in Europe and for the fact that I have for my
husband only 4 daughters before his death. It is there our custom that my
children (i.e.)daughters has no inheritance to their father wealth, but
rather his own immediate brothers.

Because of our custom, I am therefore of soliciting your assistance for the
transfer of the said amount to your end for investment purpose. As soon as
the money gets to your end, you are going to assist me by providing
accommodation for my four daughters in your country and also invest the
money for me in your country till i come to your end.

Based on the circumstances surrounding the amount in question,this money
will were return to Nigeria again otherwise,my husband brother will take it
away from my children and may finally quite us from the house for violating
the traditional rites.

Therefore, if you have accepted to assist me and my daughters,kindly call me
through my telephone number 234-8036840316.My children and I has agreed to
compensate you with 30%of the total sum for your kind.On behalf of my dear
family.I apologies for every inconvince which this will or might have caused
you.Well you can reach my family through this mail address
princessestherweta@yahoo.co.uk too.


Remain blessed.

Mrs.Esther Wetauba

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