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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: "Mrs. Mariam. Abacha" <mrmariam_abacha@yahoo.it> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mariam_1092008@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 02:43:19 -0700
Subject: Dear Sir,


Dear Sir,

I am Mrs. Mariam. Abacha, the widow of Sani Abacha
the Late Nigerian Head of State.

I am presently in distress and under house arrest
while my son Mohammed is undergoing trial in Lagos
and Abuja though he has just been recently granted bail
under the condition that my family refunds to the Federal
Government some amount of money. The government
has frozen all the family account and auctioned all
our properties. Refer to this website about my husband's loot of funds
and you
will understand what I mean
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1935646.stm
To save the family from total bankruptcy I have

managed to ship through an undercover courier company,
the sum of US24, 000,000.00. kept by my late husband.
The money was disguised to beat the Nigerian

Security and it is currently deposited in a security
company which I will disclose the name and contacts to you if
I get a positive response from you. I want you to receive the
money and pay into your account for the family safety.
I am offering you 30% for assisting me secure this
money Contact me immediately with my email address
so that I can forward to you all necessary details.
Endeavour to send your phone and fax numbers for easy
Communications. This project is not risky.

Best regards.
Mrs. Mariam. Abacha

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