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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 by the Scam-O-Matic 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:
  • "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.
  • laiyra07@maktoob.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MOHAMMED <georginaherbert4@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: laiyra07@maktoob.com
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 15:20:41 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE


I am Alhaji Mohammed Abacha, the son of the late Nigerian Head of State who died on the 8th of June 1998 while in active services.
Following the sudden death of my father, General Sani Abacha, the present Civilian Government has thrown my family and I into a state of utter confusion, frustration,and hopelessness. I have been subjected to inhuman physical and physiological torture.
I was only recently released from detention and travelling passport seized.
The incumbent civilian administration has intensified the probe into my late father\'s activities while in office and frozen all our local and foreign accounts together with other assets of my family.As a matter of fact, we have
been declared bankrupt and they are not relenting to make us poor for life.click the link below

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2492425.stm

As a man that is so traumatized, I have lost confidence with anybodywithin my country as all those who benefited immensely during the regime of my late father have openly abandoned all my family.
MY REASONS FOR CONTACTING YOU.
I have a considerable sums of money $18M.USD in a dedicated account being payment of one of the family properties sold out of desperation of not been seized and i want to quickly transfer the money out of here before it is discovered,i request your assistance in recieving this funds into your bank account for safe keeping.I am proposing a 25% share of the fund to you for your kind assistance.My lawyer will initiate process of the transfer to you on acceptance to help.Also this transaction demands absolute confidentiality,on no condition must you disclose it to anybody irrespective of your closeness with the person as it will likely jeopardise everything.I am looking forward to your positive response at laiyra07@maktoob.com
Thanks
Mohammed

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