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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: zanegarbangpolice@terra.com.mx
Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 23:53:38 +0200
Subject: VERY URGENT ASSISTANCE

FROM: ZANE GARBA
TELEPHONE: +234-80-3215-7043
REPLY TO: zanegarba@mail32.com

Greetings,

I am sorry to intrude your privacy because you do not know. I am writing
to you because of the urgent situation prevailing now which I will describe
in detail below. I got your details from the Nigerian Chambers of Commerce,
Foreign Trade Division. I wish to introduce to you a confidential and top
secret transaction relating to the appriopriation of millions of United
States dollars between ourselves.

My name is Mr. zane Garba, the personal Assistant to the deposed Inspector
General of the Nigeria Police,Mr Tafa Balogun (rtd).My Boss Tafa Balogun
was sacked in february this year by the Government of President Obasanjo
for alleged enbezzlement of over one billion dollars. You can check this
out on the following webpages:

http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=13750
http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=13917

Presently the Government is seizing all his assets and freezing all his
accounts both at home and overseas.However we have the sum of US$41,500,000.00
that we shipped out september 2004 in adiplomatic consignment, labelled
as "Africa Arts and Craft" in the security vault of security company in
one of the western European countries.The security company does not know
the content of the consignment as it is marked "Africa Arts and craft".This
is where we need your help to help us receive the consignment and invest
the money in blue chip investment in your country.We need your assistance
in this regard because our Government is watching the actions of anybody
that served the former Inspector General of Police however remote.

For your assistance,we offer you 30% of the entire amount.70% shall be
for us as originators of the transaction.So what we propose is a win-win
transaction. I beg of you to keep this transaction absolutely confidential
as any leakage will not only jeopardize this transaction but also my personal
safety and well being.

I expect your positive response.

.

Your's Faithfully,

Zane Garba

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