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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: "Daniel Dikibo" <danieldikibo77@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: danieldikibo777@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 09:22:16 -0400
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE

Dear Friend,

My Name is Mr. Daniel Dikibo son of the former PeoplesDemocratic party (PDP)
vice chairman for south/southgeopolitical Zone of Nigeria, I know the news
of my fathersdismiss Has reached the international media. I am 28 years old,
and currently the only son of Chief Alfred Dikibo
Please I seek an honest person to transact business with.My father has the
sum of U$2.5 million
Dollars, which he deposited in a Security company for thepurpose of the 2007
Presidential Election here in Nigeria.

Right now am talking with the Security Company where mylate father deposited
the fund. And am also leaving this country because thegovernment of the day
does not wish to see any of the
Dikibo?s let alone wishing to see his assets without itbeing seized. What a
wicked government. As you may alreadyknow or read, my father was murdered
andthey are also after me. And that is the reason why I wantto Transfer this
money out of the country and also to invest
it in your country.

I am ready to pay 35% of the total amount to you if youhelp me in this
business and another 10% will be set asidefor a joint venture while the
remaining 55% will be mine.I look forward to hearing from you.Once again may
God be with you and bless you.

Thanks for your anticipated cooperation.

Best Regards

Daniel Dikibo

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