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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: "ISABELLA BELLO" <isa@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: isabbello@yahoo.co.in
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 00:52:56 +0100
Subject: THIS IS BUSINESS FACT,CAN WE TALK ABOUT IT?

ATTN:MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO

Let me first apologize to you for any embarrassment
this mail might cause you.

I am Isabella Bello, a cousin to the Vice President of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Alhaji Atiku
Abubakar) and Executive Director of SADIQ PETROLUEM
LTD.

I have decided to contact you for this business
proposal based on the mutual understanding I know that
can exist between us, having known that people of your
Country are trustworthy.

Since May 1999 when the new Government came to power,
large sums of money have been recovered from our past
military leaders who siphoned money from Nigeria and
deposited it in offshore accounts in Europe, America,
Asia and some parts of Africa, for their own selfish
benefits.

This happened during the military regime, now we are
under a democratically elected government.

This fund was among the money recovered and seized by
the Federal Government of Nigeria. Hence, my elder
cousin (Alhaji Atiku Abubakar) the Vice-President of
Nigeria is in charge of all offshore accounts seized
and retrieved from our past military leaders

Therefore, we urged you to assist us provide a very
vital offshore account, where the sum of
US$20,000,000.00 (Twenty Million) US Dollars will be
transferred for safekeeping. Presently, this money is
in a foreign Country I cannot mention now. Please note
that other information will be detailed to you on the
receipt of your reply. My elder cousin and I have
agreed to give you (the account owner)for this
transaction 35% of the total amount remitted while
60%is for me and Cousin Atiku, for the purchase of
foreign investments, with your assistance after the
money have been disbursed, while 5% is for expenses
both of us will incur. Note, I have been mandated by
my elder cousin to handle this deal with you, due to
his position in the Nigerian Government as the second
citizen.

Therefore, if my proposal satisfies you, kindly
contact me via my e-mail address and enclose your
phone and fax numbers for urgent confidential
discussion. Your letter of acceptance indicating your
personal telephone and fax numbers to enable us move
ahead. Besides, this transaction is risk-free and
hoped to last 7 (seven) banking days upon my elder
cousin Alhaji Atiku Abubakar's authorisation. I thank
you for your expected co-operation.

God Bless you.

Best Regards.

Isabella Bello

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