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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: koloma10@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 08:07:36 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?from=20=20a=20=20friend?=

From BARR,MUHAMMED KOLOMA
Email address: koloma10@yahoo.it.
Attn: PRESIDENT/ CEO

Sir,
Please View This Site And Your Self

http://www.fraudaid.com/scamspeak/nigerian/abacha/sanibbc.htm
http://www.usafricaonline.com/abachaloot.html

I AM BARRISTER KOLOMA MUHAMMED,the Attorney of the family of Late General
Sani Abacha the former Head of State of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
And I am also writing on behalf of the family.

The aim of this contact is to seek your assistance to evacuate some large
sum of money (US$50M) from Holland to a trusted bank account in your country.
These funds were part of the money kept by the family after the demise of
the Late Nigerian Head of State. We have successfully kept these funds in
the custody of a Finance & Security Company in Europe..

Since the demise of the former Head of State, a lot has happened to the
family. Some of the family?s bank accounts have been frozen and some family
members thrown into detention. These things were done because of the alleged
looting of our nation?s coffers by the Abacha?s family. However we are now
in a democratic era and we fell that this is the right time to make a move
concerning the money.

We have taken care of every arrangement in Nigeria and we want you to immediately
inform us on the above Email address. Of your willingness to assist, so
that I can send you full details of this transaction and the Certificate
of Deposit, which will enable you to make claims of the funds in Europe.


Finally, the family could not travel out of the country for now because
of security reasons and for your overall assistance they have resolved to
offer you 30% of the whole sum. Please note that the hope of this family
lies on this money. And there is no risk involved whatsoever.

Your quick response will oblige.

Best regards,
BARR, muhammed koloma
ATTORNEY FOR ABACHA,S FAMILY




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