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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: chukwuemekaokadigbo@tiscali.at
Reply-To: chukwuemeka_okadigbo70@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2004 13:42:55 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS ESTERBLISHMENT.

Dear Friend,

INHERITTANCE CLAIM.

May The Almighty God Give You The Wisdom To Understnd
My Predicament.
I, DAVE PHAROAH OKADIGBO,The Eldest Surviving Son Of
Late Dr CHUBA OKADIGBO[May His Soul Rest In
Peace]Hereby Solicit For Your Help. I Have A
Bussiness Proposal For You Which I Hope By The Special
Grace Of God Will Be Beneficial To You And Me.This
Bussiness Proposal Is Not An Illusion But Achievable
If Giving Your Maximum Support And co-operation.I Have
To Assure You That This Bussiness Proposal Is Risk
Free.
My Father(Dr Chuba Okadigbo)Was The Senate President
Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria And Also The All
Peoples Party Vice Presidential Flagbearer Of 2003
General Election In The Country Befor he was killed by
this Wicked Government.During The Dying Days Of My
Father,He Confessed To Me Of About $1.5m (One Million
Five Hundrend Thousand US Dollars) Kept In A Financial
Security Company And He Directed Me To Transfer This
Money To A Foreign Account Before The Government Knows
Of It .My Mother And I Are Left With No Other Option
Than To Invest This Money Outside The Country Where It
Will Be Safe. I Hereby Propose This To You If And Only
I Can Count On You.

(1)That You Take 35%Of The Money
(2)I Take 55%
(3)The Remaing 10% Will Be For A Joint Bussiness In
Your Country.

Finally,What I Need From You Is Your Telephone
Number And Your Contact Address For Onward Transfer Of
This Fund.I Seriously Count On Your Support And
Cooperation.

God Bless You.

Yours Faithfully,

Emeka Okadigbo.




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