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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: "Hajia Maryam" <hajiamariam07@excite.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 03:53:22 +0000
Subject: Hello (ASAP)

Dear friend,

It is with hope that i am writing you with the context below: Following the sudden death of my husband General Sani Abacha the late former head of state of Nigeria on june 8th 1998, I have been thrown into a state of utter confusion, frustration and hopelessness by the present civilian administration, I have been subjected tophysical and psychological torture by the security agents in the country.My husband left behind some money amounting to about 700 million US Dollars.In an economic recovery programme,the government of Nigeria has confisticated a lot of our family funds in both local and foreign accounts and also landed property as well.Some friends and close family relatives who we trusted to help in transfering some of the money also duped us.I have deposited some money,12.6 million US Dollars in a security firm abroad which i will want you to help me take charge of for safe keeping.Please i am putting my trust and hope in you,so kindly keep th!
is away from anyone especially the security agents and my government.I will give you more information about how you can assist me as to this regard as soon as you reply.I will require your telephone and fax numbers so that we can commence communication immediately and I will give you a more detailed picture of things. I will greatly appreciate if you accept my proposal in good faith.I know that this proposal comes to you with great shock and you will wonder why you,please just send to me a number that you can be contacted with so that we commence discussion.
Sincerely yours,
Hajia Maryam.

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