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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: mabacha33@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 05:10:54 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?FROM=20MRS=20MARIAM?=


Dear sir,

I am Mrs mariam Abacha, a widow of the Late Gen. Sani Abacha former Nigerian
Military Head of State who died as a result of cardiac arrest.
I got your contact from a personal directory i found in our study room,after
the death of my husband.I therefore decided to contact you in confidence
so that I can be able to move out the sum of thirty million,five hundred
Thousand US dollars[$30,500,000.00] which was secretly deposited by my late
husband in a security company in europe.

I personally therefore appeal to you for your urgent assistance to move
this money into your country, where I believe it will be safe since I cannot
leave the country now because of restriction of movement imposed on me and
members of my family by the Nigerian government.

However, arrangement has been put in place to move this money out of the
country were it is presently now in a security company to any country as
soon as you indicate your interest.

I also want you to be assured that all necessary arrangement for a hitch-free
of this transaction has been concluded.

Conclusively, I have decided to offer you 30% of the total sum , while 70%
is for me and my family and you will assist us to invest the money in any
viable and profitable business venture in your country,subsequent to our
free movement by the Nigerian government.

Please reply urgently and treat with absolute confidentiality and sincerity.

Thanks for your understanding in this tregard, as i look forward to our
Kind response.

Best regards,
Mrs mariam Abacha
PLS REPLY HERE:mabacha33@todito.com




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