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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: "Hajia Mariam" <hjma9@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: hjma9@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 02:40:50 -0700
Subject: I place my hope in you...

Dear Beloved,
It is with hope that i am writing you with the context
below: Following the sudden death of my husband
General Sani Abacha the late former head of state of
Nigeria in june 8th, 1998. I have been thrown into a
state of utter confusion, frustration and hopelessness
by the present civilian administration, I have been
subjected to physical and psychological torture by the
security agents in the country.My husband left behind
some money amounting to about 700 million US Dollars
which the government of Nigeria has confisticated alot
of the money Some friends who we trusted to help in
transfering some of the money also duped us.I have
deposited some huge amount of money 12.6 million US
Dollars in a security abroad which i will want you to
help me keep safely till we meet.
Please i am putting my trust and hope in you,so kindly
keep this away from anyone especially the security
agents. I will give you more information about how you
can assist me as to this regard as soon as you reply.
I will require your telephone and fax numbers so that
we can commence communication immediately and I will
give you a more detailed picture of things. I will
greatly appreciate if you accept my proposal in good
faith.Please expedite action.

Sincerely yours,
Hajia Mariam

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