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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: maryam16@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 14:48:47 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY.



CONTACT MY PERSOL LAWYER
Here is the infor,in which you are to contact my lawyer,
EMAIL:john_justice_chamber2005@yahoo.com
PHONE NUMBER:234-8023362313

I am Maryam Abacha, the wife of the late president of
federal republic of Nigeria, Abacha who died on June
16 1998.
I am under pressure from this present Civilian
government the president of Nigeria president
Olusegun Obasanjo he has seized all the deposited
funds registered under my care by my late husband
through the help of this friends who is the governor
of central bank of Nigeria
However I have us $41million (fourty one million United States dollars) currently
in a
coded security company vault overseas, which I now
intend to use for establishing a profitable business
abroad to enable me and my family start life all over
again.
The above stated reasons motivate me to get in touch
with you, as I am urgently in need of a very reliable
partner, who is not known as my associate, that I
could entrust with the PIN certificate of deposite to
help me remove the fund since no name was used in
securing the vault, I cannot successfully claim it
myself as the government search light is still on my
family. I crave your assistance if you consent to my
request, you will be required to Abacha.
1. Lodge the said sum in a given account.
2. Advise me on a viable business to invest in any country.
3. Relate with my son who is presently on detention.
4. Discuss on your service charge and your percentage.
While thanking you for an anticipated cooperation, I
do not need to emphasize on the absolute secrecy and
confidentiality that this transaction demands best,

Here is the infor,in which you are to contact my lawyer,
EMAIL:john_justice_chamber2005@yahoo.com
PHONE NUMBER:234-8023362313

Best Regards.
Mariam Abacha


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