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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: "Williams Okadigbo" <williamsokadigbo@i12.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: williamsokadigbo@netscape.net
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 14:21:53 -0700
Subject: GREETINGS FROM(LATE SENATOR OKADIGBO SON)



Greetings from : Williams Okadigbo,

I am a Nigerian, 27 years in possession of my dad's properties, he was
been poisoned in a political rally in my country, he was the FORMER SENATE
PRESIDENT, here in Nigeria before his death I have been in charge of
his business and have got no problem in controlling it so far.
Few days after his death I received a letter from his bank notifying me
of his account in one of the banks in Nigeria that worth 37,000,000 (Thirty seven Million USD)
which he got from a supply he did with the Federal Government of
Nigeria. As a result of this notification I have wrote a letter through my
Lawyer to the bank to transfer the Money to a Vault House in Europe, based on the
reason that they knew my dad make's a lot of money when he was still in
government, so I will not like a situation that the present Government
may probe his assets, I will like the money to be under your custody so
that I will proceed ahead and invest it in your country.
I know that this issue is a very sensitive one and it has to be highly
confidential, why you don't send me your personal phone # and Fax # for
quicker communication, the transaction is a risk free and your share
shall be 30%of the total sum of this money provided you co-operation with me.
My daddy happens to be a very popular person so let it be highly
confidential.

Take care of yourself,
Williams Okadigbo

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