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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: "MOHAMMED ABACHA" <mohaab2@voila.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mohaab@voila.fr
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 16:35:01 +0100
Subject: DEAR.

Dear,

Good day to you and happy new year, hope your business is quite moving on well.

I am MR.MOHAMMED ABACHA the son to the late number one man of thefederal Republic of Nigeria(GENERAL SANNIABACHA)

There is this cash fund ($36millionUSD)lying fallow somewhere whichoriginally belong to my late father and was meant for the expansion of the ABACHA's business empire but since his death there has been several political problems facing my family,even i was just been reliesed from jail last year NOV because Nigeria governement was accusing me for knowing all my fathers accets,deprived of human right.

So I decided on my own with the knowledge of my mother to move this cash fund out of Nigeria before the Nigeria government trace it out again for though i have sucseded in moveing it out of Nigeria to nearby country Benin Rep with the help opf my attorney who is right now in BeninRepublic.


What I need from you is your assistance as a foreign partner who can stand for me and my family to clear and take delivery of this cash fund as soon as possible.


All local charges including has been paid by me and my family and all arrangements have been concluded so you just need to get incotact with my attorney so that he will give you giud lines on how you will collect this funds for me.






Furthermore,could you please advice and suggest an Investment programme which you know and which is profit-yielding in returns.Therefore,I would like you to get yourself ready and prepared to meet our representative for collection of this "CASH FUND"on our behalf.

While awaiting your prompt response and cooperation,May God bless you.


Yours Sincerely,



MOHAMMED ABACHA.


HERE IS MY ATTORNEY'S NAME AND HE IS RIGHT NOW IN BENIN REPUBLIC:

BARRISTER ARBUGE DENNIS.

arbdennis@yahoo.ie OR arbdennis@fastermail.com


PLEASE CONTACT HIM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

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