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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: mike_ahamba@tiscali.it
Reply-To: mike_aham2002@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 05:30:53 +0100
Subject: URGENT




MIKE AHAMBA & ASSOCIATES
Email:(mike_aham2002@yahoo.co.uk)
Dear Sir,
ABACHA'S FAMILY
We were intstructed to contact you by the Abacha's family (family of the
former Nigerian Military Dictator and Head of State General Sani Abacha
who died on the 8th of June last year while in office) for assistance
in the matter stated below. We have been
consulted and our services retained by the Late Generals wife who is currently
on house arrest as a result of her family's recent confrontation with
the present government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Our client's
family accounts in Switzerland and some other
countries was recently frozen in the bead by the Nigerian government to
get hold of Late General Sani Abachas Money.see attach BBC news publication
for your.

perusal(news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3333557.stm).Recently the Generals
first son was arrested for a murder charge he did not commit and he had
been released.see attach BBC news publication for your perusal (news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2278292.stm).
However the late general has some money hidden some where in an European
country in the care of a security and finance company to the turn of $25,000,000.00
in cash which the Nigeria government does not know about (PLEASE KEEP
CONFIDENTIAL)

The funds was moved out of the country via diplomatic means during the
late generals reign in power and the family would want you to immediately
travel to this European country where this security company is located
or any of the affiliated offices where you will take possession of this
money and filter it into a profitable business venture to avoid the Nigeria
government from impounding this money. For your effort in this you are
expected to take 30% of this money.

The Abachas family are currently not allowed assess to any of their account
both here and outside the country and so are relying heavily on a trusted
friend you are and this money in there latest ordeal. Please reach us
Email(mike_aham2002@yahoo.co.uk) as soon as possible with a show of interest
for more details of this.Enclosed your tel/fax numbers while replying this
mail for easier communication.

Please kindly reply me through my alternative mail box please mike_aham2002@yahoo.co.uk
please

Please treat as urgent

Yours Sincerely,
Barrister MIKE AHAMBA Esq.
Senior Partner


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