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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: "MODUPE ABIOLA" <modupe_abiola_585@fsmail.net> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 05:10:55 -0800
Subject: INQUIRY

Dear Friend,

I am Mrs,Modupe Abiola,a God fearing person in sorrow, one of the
widows of late M.K.O Abiola,Nigeria's foremost politician,businessman and
philantropist.

I sincerely need your assistance, but I want you to bear in mind that
this has to be strictly confidential ,I sincerely need your assistance to
take custodian of the sum of Eighteen million,Eight Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars(U.S$18.8m)

This money was given to me by my late husband [Chief M.K.O.Abiola] for
safekeeping after the Presidential Election campaign.After his death in
1998, there was confusion in the entire Abiola family as regards
sharing of the family assets and moreso, there
is envy and jealousy as it was obvious that I was my husband's
favourite wife,while he was alive. As soon as he passed away, coupled with the
fact that, what i have and what is due to me might be taking away from me by
greedy family relations whose reasons would be bothering on family tradition and ethics,
I decided to deposit the money with a security company here in Nigeria for onward transfer to Europe, with the help of my late
husband's friend who was a member of the government in power then.

I am prepared to compensate you with 15% of the total sum after the
successful completion of the transaction.
My son, Bimbola Abiola will be in charge of this transaction; he stays
far away from the family Villa.He will be giving you more information as
regards these transaction.He is my only son and we share secrets.

Please respond as soon as you get this mail and please it is important
that you send your private phone and fax numbers to me so that i can forward
them to the security company after an attorney must have change and legalize
all the papers to your name if you are willing to assist me.

As soon as you assured me of your willingness to assist me,with the
information i requested of you,my son will forward you all the
necessary papers that will empower you to claim this consignment on
myhalf.i.e:

1.Power of attorney,

2.Certificate of deposit,

3.Airway bill of the luggage

I intend investing a larger percentage of this funds into a profitable
business venture with you as a partner if this funds gets into your
costudy in the next couple of days..I would'nt want you to disappiont me please
for God's sake.

God will always be there for you at your time of need.

Thanks and God Bless.

Mrs.Modupe Abiola.

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