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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: patirck moye <pantamoye@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 04:15:54 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED


PATECO CHAMBERS AND ASSOCIATES
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS/SOLICITORS/ADVOCATES
#23/25 balogun cresent
martaima Abuja
Dear sir/madam,
It is of my great pleasure to write to you this proposal,iam Barrister PatrickPantamoye a persnal attorney to Chief Mrs Stella Obasanjo, the late wife of the president of Fedral Republic of Nigeria,Before her untimely death in spain dated 23/10/2005 deposited a huge sum of amount with a security company abroad,
Please the amount deposited with this security company is twenty five million us dollars ($25,000 000,000)and this money was not deposited with her marital name because of security reasons.
As her personal attorney, i have all the neccesary documents corncerning this fund,Sir/madam i would want you to coperate with me to transfer this money out of the security company, as i have every data and imformations about this fund, And i will change her documents in your name for the release of this money.
Nb) the husband does not know about this fund because of the state of her polygamous involvement,
Sir/madam i would not want you to see me as someone that is heartless, only just because the husband who happens to be our president has vowed not to listen to voice of the masses in elevating the present detoratory standard of living.
Please treat as most confidential, and do not disclose it to any one incase you are not intrested.
You will have 40% of this money for your assistance,Further details will be disclosed to you as soon as i hear from you positively
Regards
Barrister Patrick
234-17205737



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