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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: lady_maryam@terra.com.mx
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 20:48:45 +0100
Subject: REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE TO A WIDOW

REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE TO A WIDOW
FROM DR MRS MARYAM ABACHA
20/30 GIDADO AVENUE
SABONGERI KANO STATE-NIGERIA
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

PLEASE FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED TO REPLY ME THROUGH THIS
E-MAIL ADDRESS; (m_abacha33@hotmail.com) THAT IS MORE SAFE AND SECURED.
DEAR I AM MARYAM ABACHA, WIDOW TO THE FORMER MILITARY HEAD OF STATE, LATE
GENERAL SANI ABACHA, WHO DIED SUDDENLY AS A RESULT OF CARDIAC ARREST ON
8TH OF JUNE 1998.
ONE EARLY MORNING, I WAS CALLED BY MY LATE HUSBAND GENERAL SANI ABACHA WHO
AT THAT TIME WAS THE COMMANDER IN CHEIF OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THE HEAD
OF STATE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, HE CONDUCTED ME AROUND THE
APARTMENT AND SHOWED ME THREE METAL BOXES OF MONEY ALL IN FOREIGN CURRENCY.
MY HUSBAND TOLD ME HE WAS TO USE THE MONEY FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF HIS PERSONAL
ROYAL GUARDS ON HIS SELF-SUCCESSION BID AND CAMPAINGS.
UPON HIS TRAGIC AND UNEXPECTED DEATH, THE NEW CIVILIAN GOVERNEMT HAS INSISTED
ON PROBING MY FAMILY'S FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND HAS GAZETTED ALL OUR PROPERTIES.
ALSO, THEY RECENTLY SEIZED ALL THE FAMILY KNOWN FUNDS ABROAD WITH THE ASSISTANCE
OF THE BRITISH,SWISSZERLAND AND AMERICAN GOVERNMENT.
IT IS ONLY THIS MONEY US$35,000,000.00 (THIRTY-FIVE MILLION US DOLLARS ONLY)
HE DEPOSITED WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY VAULT AT LONDON THAT THEY CANNOT
TRACE BECAUSE THE FUNDS WERE DEPOSITED AS AN (ANTIQUITY) AFRICAN ART WORK
FROM NIGERIA ART GALLERY, THE FAMILY INTENDS TO USE THIS MONEY FOR INVESTMENT
PURPOSE TO ENABLE THE FAMILY TO START LIFE ALL OVER AGAIN.
THEREFORE, THE FAMILY IS URGENTLY IN NEED OF A VERY RELIABLE INVESTOR OR
INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANT THAT WE COULD EN-TRUST WITH THE CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT
AND (PIN) PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER CODE TO HELP US REMOVE THE FUNDS
SINCE NO NAMES WERE USED IN SECURING THE VAULT.
I GOT YOUR NAME AND CONTACT ADDRESS FROM OUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
OFFICE IN LAGOS, NIGERIA. IF THE PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTABLE TO YOU, AFTER GETTING
THE MONEY OUT OT THE SECURITY COMPANY VAULT TO YOUR COUNTRY, MY FAMILY HAVE
AGREED TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR THE ASSISTANCE YOU RENDERED
TO US AND 5% TO COVER EVER MISCELLANOUS EXPENSES YOU MAY INCURRE AT THE
COURSE OF CLEARING THE CONSIGNMENT AT THE SECURITY COMPANY AND BANK THE
FAMILY'S OWN PART OF THE FUNDS AND ASSIST US IN INVESTING (WITH MY APPROVAL)
IN A PROJECT AS A FRONT FROM THERE WE CAN DISCUSS THE WAY FORWARD, MOST
ESPECIALLY NOW THAT MY ELDEST SON, MOHAMMED AND I ARE UNDER PRESSURE FROM
THE GOVERNEMENT.
PLEASE KINDLY REACH MY ATTORNEY THROUGH THIS MAIL ADDRESS (barr_princeobi_esq@walla.com)
FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE LOGISTICS AND MODALITIES IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN
A "PARTNERSHIP" SO THAT BOTH OF CAN ARRANGE TO MEET IN LONDON AT THE SECURITY
COMPANY.
NOTE: I DO NOT NEED TO REMIND YOU OF THE ABSOLUTE SECRECY AND CONFIDENTIALITY
THAT THIS TRANSACTION DEMANDS. YOU ARE FREE TO SPEAK TO PRINCE OBI ON THE
PHONE. COMMUNICATION IS STRICTLY ON THE ABOVE EMAIL ADDRESS AND MY OWN EMAIL
ADDRESS ONLY.
PRINCE OBI WILL ONLY BE THE ONE TO GIVE YOU FURTHER DETAILS OF PRECEDURE.
IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED, PLEASE KINDLY REPLY ME IMMEDIATELY TO ENABLE
ME SEARCH FOR ANOTHER INTERESTED PARTNER.

THANKS AND ACCEPT MY REGARDS.
MRS. MARYAM ABACHA.





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