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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: "hajia abacha" <hajiamariam0023@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 02:03:46 +0000
Subject: MOHAMMED ABACHA.

MOHAMMED ABACHA.
23/24 SABONGARI AVENUE,
KANO--NIGERIA.
PLEASE THIS HIGH CONFIDENTIAL.
35 YEARS 0F AGE.


Dir Sir/Ma
I am Mohammed Abacha, the eldest son of the late FORMER President of
Nigeria who died in 1998 on heart attack(GENERAL SANNI ABACHA). After my
father's death I was falsely acussed of murder and as such was
imprisoned,but thanks to Allah, I have been released for myinnosence. Well
dear friend I need your assistance to transfer some of my money into your
account, because the government is making plans to seize them, as they didto
my fathers own. Please view this site and read it's content carefully.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2492425.stm
The amount is $29 million in a security vault only know by me alone.
All that is needed is for you to arrange to take delivery of the fund
when it is delivered to you in your house.This on the speccial
arrangement between and the the government Diplomats who are the diplomats
that were used by my father when he was alife. these are the Diplomats that
used to carryout government money to any part of the world without any
hitch.

In this special arrangement the Diplomats will airlift the fund in the
consignment as national Diplomatic consignment and flown it to your
country,and clear the consignment in your airport and delivered it to your
house.Then you will deposit the fund in your local bank and wait for my
coming to your country for mutual sharing. I will renumerate you with 25% at
the end, but most of all is that I solicit your trust in this transaction.

I have been confined only to Kano and all my calls are monitored, above is
my private number to get me when you need to call me While replying include
your personal phone and fax line for the transaction to commence forthwith.
I anticipate your quick reply.

MAY ALLAH BLESS YOU,

YOURS SINCERELY,

MOHAMMED ABACHA.

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