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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: "Alhaji Hadi Mustapha" <hadi_mustapha@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 16:51:10 +0400
Subject: (I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE TOP SECRET)

FROM:ALHAJI HADI MUSTAPHA

BUSINESS/COOPERATION

Sir

Forgive my indignation if this message come to you as a surprice and may offend your personality for
contacting you without your prior consent and writting through this channel.I am alhaji hadi mustapha
the younger brother to Major al-mustapha formal chief security officer to late head of state of Federal
Republic of Nigeria(General Sani Abacha)

I came across your name and contact,on the course of my personal searching for reliable and honest person
whom will transact this business with me so i decided to contact you for this transaction.

During my last visit to my brother(Major al-mustapha)in prison,he told me about his money $16.4 million
united state dollars which he doposited in a security Vault in Amsterdam (Netherland)as a family trasure,
due to the threats from goverment of my country towads there past regine.

I have the honor,with utmost good faith do appeal to you sincerely to render me help by assist me to claim this
money as I cannot claim it directly because of my brother problem,federal goverment of my country are monitoring
any huge amount bearing our name and till now my senior brother is still in prison and he is currently undergoing
court trial.


The documents with which the fund are deposited will be changed,to reflect you as the new beneficiary so that you
will be Eligible to collect the fund on my behalf,transfer the money to a save account abroad.

indicating interest.I will give you 10% of the fund for you assistance I want to assure you that there is no risk
attached in this transaction.You should also provide me with your private telephone and fax numbers for easy
communication.
Expecting your response soon via email at my private email address:hadimustapha@hotmail.com

Best regards,
Alhaji Hadi Mustapha

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