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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: Mariam Abacha<marabach007@3xl.net>
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 08:51:45 -0500
Subject: I BELIEVE IN YOU


DEAR FRIEND,

I AM MARIAN ABACHA, WIDOW TO THE FORMER MILITARY HEAD OF STATE, LATE
GENERAL SANI ABACHA, WHO DIED SUDDENLY AS A RESULT OF CARDIAC ARREST.

ONE EARLY MORNING, I WAS CALLED BY MY LATE HUSBAND GENERAL SANI ABACHA
WHO AT THAT TIME WAS THE COMMANDER IN CHEIF OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THE
HEAD OF STATE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, HE CONDUCTED ME AROUND
THE APARTMENT AND SHOWED ME THREE METAL BOXES OF MONEY ALL IN FOREIGN
CURRENCY.

MY HUSBAND TOLD ME HE WAS TO USE THE MONEY FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF HIS
PERSONAL ROYAL GUARDS ON HIS SELF-SUCCESSION BID AND CAMPAINGS.

UPON HIS TRAGIC AND UNEXPECTED DEATH, THE NEW CIVILIAN GOVERNEMT HAS
INSISTED ON PROBING MY FAMILY\\\'S FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND HAS GAZETTED
ALL OUR PROPERTIES. ALSO, THEY RECENTLY SEIZED ALL THE FAMILY KNOWN
FUNDSABROAD WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT.

IT IS ONLY THIS MONEYUS$60,000,000.00 (SIXTY MILLION US DOLLARS ONLY) HE
DEPOSITED WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE AS MATERIALS OF INHERITANCE.

THE FAMILY INTENDS TO USE THIS MONEY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE TO ENABLE
THE FAMILY TO START LIFE ALL OVER AGAIN ,THE MONEY WILL BE HELD ON TRUST
BY YOU UNTIL WE DECIDE ON A SUITABLE BUSINESS INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY
SUBSEQUENT TO OUR FREE MOVEMENT BY THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT..

THEREFORE, THE FAMILY IS URGENTLY IN NEED OF A VERY RELIABLE INVESTOR
PARTICIPANT THAT WE COULD EN TRUST WITH THE CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT AND
(PIN) PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER CODE TO HELP US REMOVE THE FUNDS
SINCENO NAMES WERE USED IN SECURING THE VAULT.

I GOT YOUR NAME AND CONTACT ADDRESS FROM OUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY OFFICE IN LAGOS, NIGERIA. IF THE PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTABLE TO
YOU, AFTER GETTING THE MONEY OUT OT THE SECURITY COMPANY VAULT TO YOUR
COUNTRY, MY FAMILY HAVE AGREED TO OFFER YOU 25% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR
THEASSISTANCE YOU RENDERED TO US AND BANK THE FAMILY\\\'S OWN PART OF THE
FUNDS AND ASSIST US IN INVESTING (WITH MY APPROVAL) IN A PROJECT AS A FRONT
FROM THERE WECAN DISCUSS THE WAY FORWARD, MOST ESPECIALLY NOW THAT MY
ELDEST SON,MOHAMMED AND I ARE UNDER PRESSURE FROM THE GOVERNEMENT.

MY BARRISTER WILL CONTACT YOU FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE LOGISTICS AND
MODALITIES IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN A \\\"PARTNERSHIP\\\" HE SHALL ARRANGE
WITH YOUFOR FACE TO FACE MEETING .

NOTE: I DO NOT NEED TO REMIND YOU OF THE ABSOLUTE SECRECY AND
CONFIDENTIALITY THAT THIS TRANSACTION DEMANDS. YOU ARE FREE TO SPEAK TO
( MY BARRISTER ) . MY BARRISTER WILL ONLY BE THE ONE TO TELL YOU WHEN
EVER IT IS POSSIBLE TO TALK TO ME.

Please reply urgently and treat with absolute confidentiality and
sincerity.
THANKS AND ACCEPT MY REGARDS.
MARIAN ABACHA (ALHAJA).

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