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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: "Mariam Abacha" <mariam@mariamabachafamily.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 13:30:14 +0000
Subject: COMPLIMENT OF THE DAY,,

Good Day,

It is amazing to introduce you to this profitable venture base on your
business profile that can not be questioned though very strange since we do
not know each other.I am Hajia Aisha Abacha, wife of Late Head of State Gen.
Sani Abacha.I have the sum of US$ 98.2 M Dollars deposited in security
company outside Nigeria by my late husband on my name for an off-shore
investment.

I decided to trust this huge amount into your hand because of your business
record. Though i am still afraid since we have not seen or know each other.;
You should be aware of the turtures, intimidation and political harrasment
which my family has been facing since the death of my husband (Gen, Sani
Abacha).In some cases, some fraudstars uses my late husband`s name to dupe
some foreigners making it diffcult for me to get genuine foreign partners to
invest this money since i can not do it alone because of the Fedral
Government Of Nigerian consistent threatening to Abacha`s family. Incase of
doubt, i will give you Abacha`s website as soon as you are ready to help so
that you will open the website and see things by your self.

All i need from you is to travel to the security company where the money was
deposited and make claims to it on my behalf. You will also advice me on the
areas of investment you will like this fund to be invested. All the
important documents that related to this money will be given to you as soon
as you are ready to treavel to the security company to receive the fund on
my behalf. reply through my yahoo email: address. I will give you 25% of the
total money for your help as you successfuly received the fund.

Expecting your soonest reply.

Yours Sincerely,

Hajia Mariam Abacha.


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