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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: "PRINCE NZE" <princenze1@msn.com>
Reply-To: mohammedanjuma@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2005 22:08:32 +0000
Subject: Assistance

Attn:

I am Dr.Mohammed Danjuma,private Financial Consultant to the late Mrs Stella
Obasanjo,wife of the Federal Republic of Nigeria president,Olusegun
Obasanjo,Who died on the 23 of october 2005 at a hosital in spain she had
travelled to spain to undergo surgery and died from complications resulting
from that surgery,

As the personal attorney to the deceased,I handle every of her affair,mostly
properties and fund both demostic and in overseas.In this case my client
who left huge amount of millions GB Pounds sterling and so many investment
with my signatures abroad,Very soon my client's family will call me to
account for my client properties and fund offshores.

At this juncture,I seek your consent to present you as the benefactor to my
client's fund deposited in Europe which i will disclose to you,since i have
all the document regarding deposting of the fund,I will procure all
necessary legal documentation that can be used to back up any claim we might
make.

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing this Deal
through,I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law,100% RISK FREE
,I promise that you and i can share the money 50/50%,Also call me if it,s
possible for you to call +2348023500814.I beleieve my letter recieved a
favourable consideration from you as
I await your response as soon as possible To this email :
mohammedanjuma@yahoo.com

Thanks
Your Faithfully
Dr.Mohammed Danjuma
mohammedanjuma@yahoo.com

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