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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: "Mohammed Sanni Abacha" <mo_aba@abachahouse.com>
Reply-To: mohhamed3003@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 12:08:07 +0000
Subject: YOUR KIND ATTENTION

Dear sir/madam
Firstly, I will crave your indulgence trust and confidenciality before I
introduce myself to you.
My name is Alhaji Mohammed Abacha the elderly son of late General Sanni
Abacha.Who died unexpectedly during his government. Before my my father died
he was deposited huge
amount of dollar ( TWENTY FIVE MILLIONS DOLLARS) under security vault in
european country.
And this funds was kept for family investment without knowing that he will
die unexpectedly.And
since my father pass away I was arrested and kept in prison for no reason
and all my family account home and abroad was seize by the government of
Nigeria.
However, I was just release by the government after court jurgement with
condition that I should not travel out of my state in Kano.
With this situation my mother now decide that we should solicit for
assistance from a
foreigner who will be of assistance to the abacha family in othre for him to
claim this funds in europe as a beneficiary.My family have agreed to
compensateany partner/associate who
be of help to the family the 25% of the total sum 5% for any expense incure
before the smooth conclusion of the project theremaining70% is for my family
which will intend to invest in buying shares also land and properties.
We asured you 100% risk free on this transaction and I want you to treatthis
transaction very confidencial till we conclude this project. If you willing
to assist us on this transaction get back to me very fast. so that I will
instruct my lawyer to get you every documents
involve.
I await your soonest response.
Regards,
Alhaji Mohammed Sanni Abacha

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