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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: "mariam abacha" <hajiamariamabacha9011@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 16:02:41 +0000
Subject: EMAIL

NAME:HAJIA MARIAM ABACHA

EMAIL.hajiamariam017@yahoo.es

KINDLY ASSIST MY FAMILY.

I am Hajia Mariam Abacha the wife of former Nigeria Military ruler General
Sani Abacha who died on june 8,1998 as a result of Cardiac arrest.I got your
contact from an inquiry i made ,where a reliable and dependable
recommendation of your good self was introduced to me. Based on this, I
write you to assist me in this transaction.Following the house arrest order
clamped on me, the detention and arrest of my first son Mohammed, the
freezing of all our offshore account and restricted from travelling abroad
by the present Government.

It is against this backdrop that we decided to search for a trustworthy
person abroad who can help us receive and manage these funds until we are
free to travel out of the country. I seek for your assistance as discussed
with my son and lawyer in this transaction. This money came as a result of a
contract deal between my late husband anda Russian firm in our country's
multi-billion dollars Ajaokuta steel plant. The Russian partners returned my
late husband's share of 15,000.000.00 USD during the burial arrangments of
my late husband and lodged it in one of my father's bank account.After the
burial of my late husband i sensed out that the government wants to probe
into my late husband's accounts and financial resources, I quickly withdraw
the 15,000.000.00 USD from my husband's bank account .

We have a total sum of which we will like to use and buy an Estate in your
country where we will live when we are freed by our Government and to invest
offshore to uplift our livelihood. this said amount was secretly SEALED IN a
METAL TRUNK BOXES and deposited with a diplomatic security company as FAMILY
VALUABLES AND PERSONAL ITEMS.This was done in order to beat security even
customs.This money was found in my husband's secret vault and deposited with
a security company in amsterdam and with the help of a diplomatic security
company will be moved out of Nigeria, inorder to secure the funds as our
Government searchlight is still on. Please if you can assist us claim this
consignment and assist us in the area of investment, kindly contact me on my
e-mail above or alternatively you can send your response to.
hajiamariam017@yahoo.es for security reasons and confidentiality purpose so
that the power of athorney will be prepared in your name and sent to you to
enable you claim the consignment as the beneficiary.The certificate of
deposit will also be sent to you.

Allah Ahfiz.

Best regards,
HAJIA MARIAM ABACHA.



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