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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: "ADOLPHUS WABARA" <adolphus23adolphus@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: senator23adolphus@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 15:38:32 +0000
Subject: CAN YOU BE HONEST?


Senator Adolphus Wabara
The former Senate President
Federal Republic Of Nigeria
Abuja.
Email: senator23adolphus@yahoo.com


ATTN, My Freind.

I am Adolphus Nwabara the senate president Federal Republic of Nigeria.
I am contacting you to seek assistance from you because I was impeach and
band not to travel abroad by the Presidency And The National Assembly.
Right now I am contacting you to assistance me to claim the sum of US 42
Million U.S dollars in to your Account for investment in your country
before the investigations of my wallet, please I need your urgent and
confidential assistance because this fund was deposited with the Ecowas
security company in Ghana. I am compensating you with 30% percent of the
total sum. I hope you will consider my situation right now.

I am also compelled to make an agreement with you soonest the money (42
Million U.S dollars) has been confirmed into your account. I will also send
my lawyer to come and meet you in your country and to part this money
accordingly if that you will not disappoint me after claiming the fund from
the diplomat because I am taking you as some one that can be trusted as a
partner in this deal who can claim the fund as the original beneficiary.
Please I will like you to acknowledge this proposal if we can be able to
work together as partners. All the document will be issued to you by my
lawyer. please contact me on my private Email: senator23adolphus@yahoo.com
Thanks and God bless.
Regards
Adolphus Wabara.

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