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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: "Dr Mrs Mariam" <mariam41@mailsurf.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mariam42@mailsurf.com
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 01:44:58 +0100
Subject: Urgent request for investment

DR (MRS.) MARYAM ABACHA
ABACHA COURT GIDADO ROAD
KANO - NIGERIA.

ATTN: DEAR SIR,

I AM DR. (MRS.) MARYAM ABACHA, WIFE OF LATE GENERAL SANI ABACHA, EX-MILITARY HEAD OF STATE OF NIGERIA WHO DIED ON THE 8TH OF JUNE 1998 OF HEART PROBLEMS. I CONTACTED YOU BECAUSE OF MY NEED TO DEAL WITH PERSONS WHOM MY FAMILY AND I HAVE HAD NO PREVIOUS PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. SINCE THE DEATH OF MY HUSBAND, MY FAMILY HAS BEEN SUBJECTED TO ALL SORTS OF HARASSMENT AND INTIMIDATION WITH LOTS OF NEGATIVE REPORTS EMANATING FROM THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRESS ABOUT MY HUSBAND. THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT HAS ALSO ENSURED THAT OUR BANK ACCOUNTS ARE FROZEN AND ALL ASSETS SEIZED. IT IS IN VIEW OF THIS, THAT I SEEK YOUR CO-OPERATION AND ASSISTANCE IN THE TRANSFER OF THIS SUM OF US$150,000,000 (ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) BEING THE VERY LAST OF MY FAMILY FUND IN MY POSSESSION AND CONTROL. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SEIZED ALL OUR PROPERTIES AND FROZE ALL OUR ACCOUNTS BOTH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL. AFTER THE DEATH OF MY HUSBAND, BUT MY ONLY HOPE NOW IS THIS AVAILABL
E US$150M CASH WHICH MY HUSBAND CAREFULLY PACKAGED AND DEPOSITED AS PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS WITH A SECURITY COMPANY OUTSIDE NIGERIA. WE THEREFORE NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE TO CLEAR THIS MONEY FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY AND MOVE IT TO YOUR COUNTRY OR ANY OTHER PLACE FOR INVESTMENT INTO A PROFITABLE BUSINESS. IF YOU ARE WILLING TO ASSIST US IN CLEARING AND INVESTING THIS MONEY ON OUR BEHALF, PLEASE, CONTACT OUR LAWYER (BARRISTER STEVE MARK OF S.K WILLIAMS CHAMBER) IMMEDIATELY WITH THE FOLLOWING E-MAIL ADDRESS:steve_mark@fsmail.net WITH THIS CODE: AB/CA-10, SO THAT HE WILL KNOW THAT YOU ARE FROM ME AND INDICATE YOUR INTEREST. HE WILL CONTACT YOU AND GIVE YOU THE DETAILS AND NEGOTIATE YOUR REWARD WHICH I CAN ASSURE YOU WILL BE VERY SUBSTANTIAL. YOU SEE I CANNOT DEAL DIRECTLY WITH YOU BECAUSE I AM BEING MONITORED BY GOVERNMENT SECURITY AGENTS. YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU INFORM ME ABOUT YOUR DEALINGS WITH THE LAWYER VIA E-MAIL. PLEASE ENSURE TO KEEP THIS PROPOSAL VERY SECRE!
T AND CO
NFIDENTIAL FOR OBVIOUS REASONS AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION OR ANYTHING THAT YOU WILL LIKE TO KNOW PLEASE YOU ARE FREE TO ASK FOR ANWSERS. WE AWAIT YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE.

SINCERELY,
DR (MRS.) MARYAM ABACHA


NB;PLEASE GO THROUGH THE WEBSIT BELOW AND SEE FOR YOUR SELF.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1935646.stm

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