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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: "hajia mariam" <hajiamariam0042@bandalibre.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 06:28:11 +0000
Subject: hoping to hear from you

It is with hope that i am writing you with the context
below:
Following the sudden death of my husband General
Sani Abacha the late former head of state of Nigeria
on june 8th 1998, I have been thrown into a state of
utter confusion, frustration and hopelessness by the
present civilian administration, I have been subjected
tophysical and psychological torture by the security
agents in the country.My husband left behind some
money amounting to about 700 million US Dollars.In an
economic recovery programme,the government of Nigeria
has confisticated a lot of our family funds in both
local and foreign accounts and also landed property as
well.Some friends and close family relatives who we
trusted to help in transfering some of the money also
duped us.I have deposited some money,12.6 million US
Dollars in a security firm abroad which i will want
you to help me take charge of for safe keeping.Please
i am putting my trust and hope in you,so kindly keep
this away from anyone especially the security agents
and my government.I will give you more information
about how you can assist me as to this regard as soon
as you reply.I will require your telephone and fax
numbers so that we can commence communication
immediately and I will give you a more detailed
picture of things. I will greatly appreciate if you
accept my proposal in good faith.I know that this
proposal comes to you with great shock and you will
wonder why you,please just send to me a number that
you can be contacted with so that we commence discussion.

Sincerely yours,

Hajia Maryam.
my private mail address is
[hajim@rock.com ]

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