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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: "Patrick Alamieyeseigha." <patrickalamieyeseigha@z6.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 14:41:56 +0400
Subject: DEAR YOUR ASISSTANCE IS NEDED

Dear,
Compliment of the seasons to you and your household.
I am writing this mail to you from where I take my refuge. Although, this mail will be coming to you as a surprise basically because you knew me from no where and have in no way met before, but do not be frightened at what the content of the letter will be. It is coming to you as a seek for an assistance and at same time a n opportunity which we both will benefit from.
Firstly, I am Patrick Alamieyeseigha, a son to Governor Alamieyeseigha of Bayelsa state in Nigeria.
Owing to my father's problem in London with the British police in connection with the discovery of some huge amount of money in his bedroom and all that, I write to seek for your assistance possibly.
Unfortunately, he has been moving some money out of the country through the security company but this time he was taking some with him and that amounted to his problem.He is presently being detained in London.
Meanwhile, he had informed me to leave the country for my refuge from where I would contact the security company where he has deposited some other of his money.
Therefore,I had to leave my country for Dubai City as it was the easiest place I could be for now till I plan further.I have already contacted the security company and was informed that whenever I am ready,I can start the process of moving the money amounted to Euro 28M (twenty eight million euros)to any foreign representative.
The foreign representative could stand as the beneficiary so that the fund could be moved in his.
On the other hand,the fund would not be moved by the beneficiary rather, the security company would present a Diplomat who can move the fund to the beneficiary's location or the active account.
Please do reply soonest through my private contact email address which is (patric_alam@z6.com)as it is urgent and confidential.
I am ready to offer you 20% of the total sum as per my father's instruction.
I will be waiting earnestly to your swift response.
Thanks and may God bless you and your family.
Mr. Patrick Alamieyeseigha.
NB: You can as well search via internet to confirm the legitimacy of this mail. Search (www.nigeriaworld.com <http://www.nigeriaworld.com>) to read about my father and his predicament.

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