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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: "Mr John Atlii" <johnatlii@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2005 08:54:15 +0000
Subject: URGENT

THE DESK OF MR. JOHN ATLII
PERSONSAL ASSISTANCE (PA)
TO LATE MRS STELLA OBASANJO
FIRST LADY FEDERAL REP OF NIGERIA.
ASO ROCK VILLA. ABUJA
Tel: 234-1-476-321
EMAIL:johnatlii@yahoo.co.in

Dear Sir,/Madam,

I am Mr. john Atlii personal Assistance to her Excellenecy Mrs
Stella Obasanjo, who died early morning sunday 23rd October 2005. in
a spanish Hospital. please click on this link to see news on CNN

http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/10/23/obasanjo.obituary/index.html

I accompanined her Execellency late Mrs Stella Obasanjo to Madrid
Spain for her Surgery operation which eventually lead to her death.

I have with me a UBS Certified Cheque of Two Million Five Hundred
thousand dollars ($2,500,000USD) Originally meant for her medical
bills and other sundry expences in spain before her death.

I solicit for your assistance to receive this cash money for me.
this is my life time opportunity as you know that I will loose my
job as the Personal Assitant, hence Her death.

There is no legal implications, it is 100% risk free as I am the
only one who knows about the account in the UBS, The Account number
and the Pin number.

You will have 30% for receiving the amount in your account, while I
will have 70% of the sum. If you are interested, Please do contact
me, on 234-1-476-321, Email: johnatlii@yahoo.co.in

Thanking you in advance

MR. john Atlii.


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