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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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Some comments about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "sani abacha" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • princessteze2@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Princess Tina Ezegumba <princessteze2@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: princesstina25@walla.com
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:50:59 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From: PRINCESS TINA EZEGUMBA.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: princessteze2@yahoo.com

From: PRINCESS TINA EZEGUMBA.


Dear Sir/Madam.


I am Princess Tina Ezegumba daughter of Chief DIKE EZEGUMBA, the King of Ogoni Kingdom. I am 21 Years old and a graduate of Mass Communication. My Father was the King of Ogoni Kingdom the highest oil Producing area in Nigeria. He was in charge of Receiving Royalties from the Multi-national oil Companies and government on behalf of the Oil Producing communities in Nigeria.


After the hanging of The Ogoni Nine (9) including Ken Saro Wiwa by the former Military President of Nigeria, Late General Sani Abacha,my father suffered Stroke and eventually he died November 15th last year.But before his death,he called me secretly and told me in confidence that he has the sum of Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars(US$10,500,000.00) cash in his Possession,and that this fund was secretly deposited in a Security company here.


He advised me not to tell anybody except my mother who is the last wife of the (8) eight wives that he married. My mother did not bear any male child for him.


Which implies that in all my father'sinheritance, properties and companies we will have no share in them because my mother has No male child for the father and according to African Tradition.


My father therefore secretly gave me all the relevant information and

secret codes of the said fund deposited in the Security Company, and told me that I should use this fund with my mother and my younger sisters Because he knows that traditionally, if he dies we Cannot get

anything, as inheritance.


He personally advised me that I should seek foreign assistance and that I should not invest this fund here in Nigeria Because of his other wives and male children who happen to be my elders ones.


Hence, I am soliciting for your immediate assistance to enable us movethis fund from the Security company here to your Country, if you can promise to be Reliable and Trustworthy. Then once the fund gets to your hands,you will first procure a home for us wherein we will live with my mother and two younger sisters and Further advise me where and how I will invest the balance of the fund in your Country, possibly on products of your Company or any other profitable ventures.


I believe that by the special grace of God, you will help us move this fund out of the Security Company to your country where we can invest this fund judiciously with you. For this reason you are entitled to a reasonable part of this fund based on our agreement, and God will bless you for helping us. My Mother and I suggests to give you 30% of the total sum as compensation for your expected earnest help/assistance in this

transaction.

Please if you are interested in assisting me, kindly send the following.

(1)YOUR FULL NAME.

(2)YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE.

(3)DIRECT FAX NUMBER IF ANY.


So that I can forward it to my Lawyer who will contact you with the full

details of the transaction and update you with process on how you can be

able to claim this fund on my behalf.


This business is Risk free and everything shall be concluded within seven

days of receiving the needed information from you.

May God bless you.


Best regard,

Princess Tina Ezegumba



- Princess Tina Ezegumba

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