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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: dk2004@tiscali.co.uk
Reply-To: contactodi2525@katamail.com
Date: Sat, 8 May 2004 14:38:38 +0100
Subject: BEST REGARDS

MY DEAR FRIEND,


I GOT TO KNOW OF YOU IN MY SEARCH FOR A REPUTABLE PERSON TO ASSIST IN AN
URGENT DEAL REQUIRING UTMOST TRUST AND CONFIDENTIALITY.

I AM MR ODI OKEKE ,AN ATTORNEY AND CLOSE CONFIDANT OF MRS. MARYAM ABACHA,THE
FORMER FIRST LADY AND WIFE TO THE LATE GEN. SANI ABACHA, THE FORMER HEAD
OF STATE AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC
OF NIGERIA.SHE (MRS. M. ABACHA), AS A RESULT OF THE TRUST AND CONFIDENCE
SHE HAS IN ME,MANDATED THAT I SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND TRUST WORTHY FOREIGN
PARTNER,WHO WILL HELP RECEIVE SOME FUNDS, WHICH SHE HAS IN CASH TOTALING
US$30M (THIRTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) INTO A PERSONAL, COMPANY
OR ANY RELIABLE FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT FOR SAFE KEEPING FOR A SHORT PERIOD
OF TIME.HER FAMILY BANK ACCOUNTS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY HAVE ALL
BEEN FROZEN BY THE AUTHORITIES. (I WILL REFER YOU TO THIS WEBSITE OF A LEADING
NIGERIAN NEWSPAPERS. THE WEBSITE IS WWW.ngrguardiannew.com PAGE 56 BACK
PAGE 19/10/2001 OR WWW.thisdayonline.com 4TH OCT. 2001 FRONT PAGE AND WWW.thisdayonline.com
13th NOV.2003
FRONT PAGE, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS MONIES AND THE ABACHAS.)

IT MAY ALSO INTEREST YOU TO NOTE THAT SHE (MRS.ABACHA) AND HER FAMILY HAVE,SINCE
THE INCEPTION OF THE PRESENT DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT, BEEN PLACED UNDER PARTIAL
HOUSE ARREST, WITH THEIR INTERNATIONAL TRAVELER'S PASSPORTS SEIZED PENDING
WHEN THE CURRENT FUND RECOVERY WILL END BETWEEN THEM AND PRESENT PRESIDENT
EN.OBASANJO LED FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS RESOLVED, WHICH FROM ALL INDICATIONS
WILL NOT EXCEED THIS YEAR.FOR ALREADY, THE PRESENT REGIME HAS RELEASED MOHAMMED
SANNI ABACHA,THE FIRST SON FROM PRISON CUSTODY.

SHE HAS DECIDED TO OFFER YOUR GOOD SELF IF YOU ARE WILLING TO RENDER THIS
TREMENDOUS ASSISTANCE, 20% OF THE TOTAL SUM. NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION
INVOLVES NO RISK WHATSOEVER, AS YOU WILL HAVE NO DEALING WITH MY COUNTRY,NIGERIA.
RATHER,YOU WILL DEAL DIRECTLY WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY AND TRUST COMPANY
IN EUROPE, WHICH IS WHERE THE MONEY IS RIGHT NOW.

KINDLY FORWARD YOUR CONFIDENTIAL TEL/FAX NUMBER IN YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS
PROPOSAL.THIS MATTER SHOULD BE TREATED AS URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL.



BEST REGARDS,
MR ODI OKEKE.





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