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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: "Mussa Issa" <barrmussa@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 16:31:40 +0000
Subject: Will you will be interested to act upon on receipt of this mail,

My Dear

Greetings,I'm sorry to bulge on you this way, My intention is of good and
will be of benefit to both of us.I know this mail may come to you as a
surprise,I am Barrister Mussa Issah the solicitor/counsel to the late Sanni
Abacha who was then before his death, the President/Head of State of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Just yesterday his widow wife Mrs. Mariam Abacha called to intimate me of
the condition of her family over the pursuance of fund by the Government
over the husbands alleged loot. In fact, She conferred in me that her son
was working with a German National only for the German to take advantage of
the situation, there by setting her son up in Germany where he went to claim
his father deposit. You can verify this fact your self through the German
Embassy over an alleged Abacha’s Son, Mr. Abba Abacha trying to pull out the
sum of (US$40 M) Forty Million Dollars from the Bank.

At this point
in time, She solicited my humble self to look for a reputable gentleman who
will be of great assistance to the family and somebody who can take over the
sum of $27M (Twenty Seven Million United States Dollars Only)which is
presently deposited in a Security Company, for investment. I will later on
the course of this transaction disclosed to you the Security Company
accordingly.

If you will be interested to act upon on receipt of this mail, please do
contact me on the enlisted contact adress and more so be kind to issue me
with your current Telephone Number for prompt conversation.

Thanks for your sincere understanding while looking forward to your positive
response/cooperation.

Regards,
Barrister Musa Issah
E-mail:barr_mussa@yahoo.com

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