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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: "stlla abiola" <stlleabiola@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: stellabrenda@o2.pl
Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2005 05:16:41 -0700
Subject: pls get back to me now

Dear friend,

I am Mrs Stella  Abiola from Africa.

Please I need your assistance .am a widow with a child 
i have lost my husband and before his death he has a
(will) the some of $15.5 million us dollars to his only   child,before he died,
But his relatives is trying to collect the document of
the money from where he deposited the fund  in abroad, which i am sure they are responsible for his
asasination. My husband was a politician, he was a former PTF[petroleum trust fund]before he was appointed as alocal government chairman before he his assassination
by some unknown men which are yet to be identified till today ,since then am facing a terrible situation with my late husband
relations which i believe that they have hands in his death,pls i need your asistant,so that i can move this fund from the deposited place to prevent his relatives from taking the document from me,as they are already treatening my life.
I want you to asist me to move this fund into your account for my child future,we will be coming to your country and i will also like you to advice me on how to invest with it.
The  certificate of deposit of the fund in the finance and security company by my late husband is in my care  if needed, I will send it to you, for your own confirmation .for your assistance
towards my family i will give you 25% percent of the total fund  
I assure you 100% risk free in this matter, please help me so that i
can be able to move this fund and also  move my family to your country    .
Hope to hear from you soon, and please remember to include your phone number so i can reach you on phone for more disscusion

 Many Thanks
Mrs. Stella Abiola.

 

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