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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: "Mohammed Abacha" <mohammed@mohammed.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 16:29:45 -0700
Subject: Invesment

Attn: Dear Sir,

I am Mohammed Abacha, the eldest son of the late president of Nigeria,
General Sani Abacha. I was falsely accused of murder and as such was
imprisoned, but thanks to Allah, I have been released for my innocence.

Well dear friend as matter of urgency, I need your assistance in
transferring and investing some of my money in your country, because the
government is making plans to seize them, asthey did to my fathers own.

Please view this site and read it's content carefully,
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/468903.stm


The amount is $20 million in a Security firm Abroad. All that is needed is
for me to instruct the company to release the box of money which was
deposited as box of family valuables, and all the necessary document will
be hand over to you as my partner and beneficary of the above money, then
I will
remunerate you with 30% of the total funds when this fund is safe in your
hands as compensation for your assistance, Five percent (5%) would be set
aside to take care of all expenses we may incur during the transaction.

To indicate your interest, contact my lawyer urgently and confidentially
for more information on the things you need to understand so that this
fund will be safely collected and will be under your care till i meet you
in your country. All the legal documents concerning this Money will be
sent to you as soon as we agree to do this transaction together.

All my phone lines a burged and monitored, So I will get my private
lawyer to inform you about any thing you wish to know as regards the
needed information.

If this proposal satisfies you, please contact my lawyer immediately with
your full names, telephone and fax numbers to enable my lawyer, Barrister
Prince
Osaji Chibuzo to contact you. He will handle this transaction from
beginning to the end on behalf of the family. Alternatively you can
contact him on his telephone numbers 234-80-331-27-410 or email him at:
osajiprince6@katamail.com

Thanks for your cooperation.

Best Regard.

Mohammed Abacha

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