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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: dankano2@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 03:50:01 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?To=20whom=20It=20concern=20only=2E?=


Confidentiality Notice:The information in this e-mail
is confidential and for the use of the addressee(s) only.
If you have received this e-mail in error, please delete this e-mail.
Unauthorized use, reliance, disclosure or copying of the contents of this
e-mail, or any similar action, is prohibited.

Mohammed Abacha,
Lagos-Nigeria.
Email-privateabacha_ng@yahoo.com

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Mohammed Abacha, the eldest son to the late former president to the
federal republic of Nigeria. I am very sure that you are aware of what has
been transpired between my family and the present government to Olusegun
Obasanjo, thus the reason why I contact you for assistance. I have been
in detention for the past four years now and has just been released at the
end of year 2002 based on the agreement between me and the government to
return about US$1.5billion dollars assists in possession by my late father
(Gen. Sani Abacha). Although we have handed the documents that occupied
some of the sum to government and they are on course for recovery now.
Now I contact you to help us claim our funds about US$35million
(thirty-five million U.S Dollars) in a security deposit with a security
company based in Europe because I can not travel out now to claim the funds
based on my situation now, I am placed under house arrest pending when the
government will be through, and we need the funds to help us on our pressing
needs now. You should not entertain any fear to handle this transaction
since we have an agreement with the government now. Besides that, we have
a very cordial relationship with the security company. All it will take
is just for me to send them a letter for change/transfer of owner ship to
the funds deposit in your favor and they will contact you immediately for
release.
Meanwhile, I will contact my lawyer immediately to prepare an authority/power
of attorney for you to receive the funds and open an account on my behalf
immediately I receive your response. Please note that you shall well be
compensated and your commission is negotiable.
For further details kindly contact my lawyer,Barrister Nicholas Williams
at Email;nicholaswilliamschamber@yahoo.com or privateabacha_ng@yahoo.com.

I thank you for your attention.
Looking forward to your response.
Yours sincerely,
Mohammed Abacha






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