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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: "Olu Stella" <olu_stella@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: olumuyiwa_stella_obasanjo@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 10:39:47 +0000
Subject: FROM MR OLUMUYIWA OBASANJO

>From The Desk Of
Mr.Olumuyiwa Obasanjo
email:chrisjo1000@yahoo.com
Attention : Dear Friend,

Firstly ,I know this proposal will come to you as a surprise expecially when
you do not know the righter and i would like to solicit for your utmost
confidence in this proposal. This is by virtue of its nature as being
utterly confidential and top secret.

I am Mr.Olumuyiwa Obasanjo, the son of the late Chief (Mrs) Stella Obasanjo,
the Nigerian First Lady and Wife of President Olusegun Obasanjo, which took
place on 23 October 2005 following a surgical operation in Madrid, Spain.
Late Chief (Mrs) Obasanjo (aged 59 years) was, until her unfortunate death
the Initiator and the Chief Executive of the Child Care Trust, through which
she spearheaded a universal crusade for the upliftment of welfare of the
orphans, the disabled and the under-privileged within the Nigerian
society.http://www.nigeriahc.org.uk/stellaobasanjo_obituary.html

MY REASONS FOR CONTACTING YOU.

I got your contacts through my personal research and out of desperation
decided to reach you through this medium.

My Late Mother secretly deposited the sum of ($ 11.300.000.00) ELEVEN
MILLION, THREE UNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS with a security firm
unknown to the government of Nigeria whose name is withheld for now until we
open communications. And to make sure that this transaction will for ever be
unknown to the government of my country (Nigeria) I have decided to carry
out this transaction any where of your choice.

All modalities necessary for the transfer of this fund have been perfected,
I shall be grateful if you could receive this fund into your Bank account
for safekeeping and also raedy to help me in the investment of this money in
lucrative ventures for the benefit of myself and for you alone.
You are at liberty to inform me in your reply to this letter, what will be
your commission in percentage of the total sum for your assistance. Note
that 5% of the total sum should stand for any expenses that might be
incurred in the process of the transaction.

This transaction demands absolute confidentiality, On no condition must you
disclose it to anybody irrespective of your relation with the person.
Remember, Loose lips sinks ship.

Contact me by e-mail and I will put you into the complete picture of this
project.

I will be waiting for your reply.

Best regards,

Mr.Olumuyiwa Obasanjo

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