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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: "JOHN ABEBE" <johnabebe100@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: johnabebe100@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 12:03:16 +0000
Subject: Dr Abebe

Dear future Partner,

Compliment of the day, It is my intention to have this proposal addressed to
you via email which will be treated with utmost secrecy for protection of my
reputation.

I am Dr John Abebe, Brother to late Mrs Stella Obasanjo,wife of Nigerian
President Olusegun Obasanjo who died on 22nd october 2005,she had traveled
to Spain to undergo surgery and died from complications resulting from that
surgery.

Before her death she informed me of fund amounting to $22.500,000.00 US
dollars which is deposited in a security company in Spain,and no other
person knows about this fund not even the Mr president himself becuase they
were have misunderstanding before her death,and she also said she is not
happy with the marriage and that she want to quit the marriage but she never
gave me the reason untill her death.

All i need from you is stand as the beneficiary to the fund with the
document i will present to you which will enable clear the fund from the
secutity company in Spain.

I will offer you 20% of the funds and we can as well go into JOINT VENTURE
in your country,meanwhile this is 100% risk free and and your personality
and security are surely guaranteed.

Finally, I would like if you can send to me via email your name and address,
direct fax\telephone numbers so as to reach you and discuss this matter with
you and upon the receipt of your positive response I will commence
negotiation with the Diplomatic Security Company to have the consignment
ready for payment.

If you are really interested, ready and capable of handling this
transaction, kindly indicate by sending in your details for correspondence
while further details in respect of this proposal will be made available to
you in due course.

Regards
Dr Abebe

FOR MORE INFORMATIOM GO TO
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/10/23/obasanjo.obituary/index.html

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