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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: Ibrahim Isa Abubakar <ibisab_1@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 11:35:19 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Enquiry


Attn: The Managing Director/CEO,

I am Ibrahim Isa Abubakar, a Sierra Leonia by Nationality. Presently I am residing in a neighboring country, Nigeria on exile. After the war that ravaged my country for couple of years, most of us who were top Government official were under very tight scrutiny and constant oppression; I have to flee to Nigeria for safety. I have certain amount of money to the tune of $5M (Five million United States Dollars); presently deposited with a security and finance company with their offshore office, details will be given to you.

I intend to use you as the beneficiary to carry out these funds from the security company and I wish to invest the funds in a related area of my interest which is acquisition of real estate/buying franchise of products made in your country, which will be exported to popular African markets that Commands large demand of such products. This will be done on your personal advice. Therefore if you indicate interest to fashion me with investment advice, I will be glad to receive your Kind response for further explanation regarding my request.

As soon as I receive your indication to assist me, I Will inform you with necessary modalities of how to Proceed and instruct the security company to send the Funds to you as the beneficiary.

Best regards,
Ibrahim Isa Abubakar
















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