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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: "Awele Oba" <aweleoba@msn.com>
Reply-To: aweleoba@ny.com
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 12:56:20 +0000
Subject: PLEASE CONTACT ME URGENTLY ALSO YOUR MOBILE PHONE AND FAX

PLEASE CONTACT ME URGENTLY ALSO YOUR MOBILE PHONE AND FAX
FROM: Mr.Awele Oba.

33 MARINA,LAGOS.NIGERIA.

Telephone:234-802-3714808.

Good Day,

l am Mr.Awele Oba, Civil Servant in the Ministry of Health. l know this
proposal will come to you as asurprise because we have not met before either
physically or through correspondence. I got your contact from our chamber of
commerce here in Nigeria and have no doubt in your ability to handle this
proposal involving huge sum of money. My father Chief Isama Oba (Now Late)
was the Royal Head of my community, ELEME (an oil rich town)in Nigeria. My
community produces 5.8% of the total crude oil production in Nigeria and
0.5% of the Dollar value of each barrel is paid to my father as royalty by
the Federal Government.

My father was also the Chairman of ISAMA Special Oil Trust Fund. In his
position as the Royal head and Chairman of the Oil Trust Fund, he made some
money which he left for me as the only heir to inherit.The money is Eighteen
Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars(US$18.5). This Money originated
from the accumulated royalties between 1976-1998 . Due to poor banking
system in Nigeria and political instability as a result of past Military
rules (1985-1999) ,he deposited this Money in a Strong Room/"VAULTS" with an
open beneficiary in a security company pending when he would finish
arrangement to transfer it abroad .

He was planning this when he died late last year of Heart Attack. Just
before my father died he called my attention to the money and charged me to
look for a foreigner who would assist me in the transfer/investment of the
funds abroad. So l would be very grateful if you could accept to help me
achieve this great objective. I promise to give you 15% of the total funds
trans erred to your vital bank account as compensation for your assistance.
Five percent (5%)has been set aside to take care of all expenses we may
incure during the transaction.To indicate your interest, contact me urgently
and confidentially for more information and the roles you will play in this
business. All the legal Documents concerning this Money will be sent to you
as soon as we agreed together.

Please I will appreciate that you send your telephone/fax numbers to enable
me contact ou immediately for discussions.May the almighty God bless you.

Yours faithfully,

Mr.Awele Oba

PLEASE CONTACT ME URGENTLY ALSO YOUR MOBILE PHONE AND FAX LINE

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