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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: "Barr Sam Smith" <barrsamsmith@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 05:33:05 +0000
Subject: Partinership in Business

ATTEN:Dear,



Partinership in Business

I am Barrister Sam Smith principal Attorney to the late minister of sports
in nigeria, Mr Ishaya Mark
Aku. It is quite obvious that the patriotic entity died on Air-crash on
Saturday 4th may 2002. His death decrease the morale of our National Team
towards the up-coming 17th FIFA COUPE DE MONDE tagged KOREA/JAPAN 2002.

Beside, Mrs Elizabeth Mark Aku his wife, due to the trust and confidence she
has on me as his husband Attorney mandated me to search for a reliable and
trustworthy foreign partner, who will help receive some funds which she had
in cash totaling US$45M (Fourty Five Million United States Dollars only)
into a personal, company or any reliable foreign bank She has decided to
offer anybody who will be willing to render this tremendous assistance, 40%
of the total sum.

Note that this transaction involves no risks However this fund has been
deposited in security company in Nigeria (African Country).and you are to
deal direct to me so that i will be able to update you on this transaction
or you will deal directly with the Security Company once we process the
necessary documents that will enable you to clear the consignment from
them,where the money is right now.

Let me have your confidential, in your response to this proposal.I shall let
you into a complete detailed picture of this mutual beneficial transaction
when I have received your anticipated response. This matter should be
treated as urgent and strickly confidential!
Thanks and God bless you.

Best regards,
Barrister Sam Smith for)
Elizabeth Mark Aku.(private email)mrseaku@yahoo.co.uk

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