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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: "Maryam Abacha" <mbaabacha5m@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 07:41:41 +0000
Subject: PARTNERSHIP IN BUSINESS

NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CO-ORPERATION
FALOMO COMPLEX, LAGOS- NIGERIA
FROM (DR) MARIAM ABACHA
EMAIL : mbaabacha5m@hotmail.com
REF:BUSINESS CONTACT.

Attention

I wish to acknowledge and recognize your importance in this business
transaction which will take us only one month. I am a member of contract
awarding committee and indeed, the chairman,

A contract was awarded to foreign company to lay pipes from Port-Harcourt to
Warri refineries which was awarded in the year 2000. It was valued for $60
million United State dollars but later over inflated to the tone of $90
million USD. The work has been completed and the company has been paid by
Nigeria National Petroleum Cooperation and they have gone. What is left now
is the $30 million United State Dollars which was over inflated for our
personal interest, and now it is lying afloat in the Central Bank of
Nigeria ,awaiting transfer, to any nominated claim. Therefore I need your
assistance to make good use of this golden opportunity and to secure the
fund into your compays or personal account. Even though I am the chairman of
the committee, I can not do it alone without the help of a foreigner who
will stand as the contractor who executed the job. So may I request that you
furnish me with the following particulars for me to perfect the remmittance
of this fund to your account.


1, YOUR FULL NAMES.
2, YOUR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS.
3, YOUR PRIVATE PHONE/FAX NUMBERS.
4,YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER.


Please you should keep the business very secret and confidential to
yourself, do not tell anybody even your clossest till the money gets to
your account, then I will join you in your country for a meeting.
Thereafter, you will introduce me into a profitable business where I will
invest my own share of the fund. I have set aside 100% to be shared between
me and you. I, being the contract awarding committee chairman, will get 50%,
you that is assisting me will get 40% then 10% will be shared between both
parties for any expenses we may meet on the way during the transaction.
Please do not forget that total confidentiality is the key to the success of
this business. Awaiting your urgent response for us to proceed. Contact me
with this private mail mbaabacha5m@hotmail.com
God bless. Best regards.

(Dr.) MARIAM ABACHA

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