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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: princess_essien@tiscali.it
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 03:26:03 +0100
Subject: urgent reply please

ATTN:
Pease go through and reply me urgently. I am writing this letter
inconfidence believing that it is the wish of God for you to help me and
my
family. God almighty will bless and reward you abundantly. My family and
I
are true Christians and worship God truthfully. I got your contact through
Internet during my research for some one who could help us. I am a female
student from University of Nigeria, Lagos. I am 25 yrs old. I?d like any
person who can be caring, loving and home oriented. I will love to have
a
long-term relationship with you and to know more about you. I would like
to
build a solid foundation with you in future if you can help me in this
transaction. Well, my fathers died two months ago and left my mother my
younger brother and I behind. He was a king,(that is the traditional ruler
of my Town before his eventual death. I am a Princess.As it stands now my
brother and I are the only people left to care for the wealth and estate
he
left behind because my mother is not
literate enough to know all my father?s wealth . He left USD 3, 000, 000.00
dollars (THREE MILLION US DOLLARS) with a security company, and I don?t
know how and what I will do to invest this money somewhere in abroad, so
that my father?s kindred will not take over what belongs to my father and
our family, which is what they are planning to do without my consent
because the culture of the town does not allow a female to be part of a
will. That is why I felt happy when I saw your contact which I strongly
believe that by the grace of God, you will help me secure and invest this
money. I thereby need your help in bringing the box contaning the money
out
from the security company, based on your reply I will furnish you with more
details on how we can proceed. I am ready to pay 10% of the total amount
to
you if you help us in securing this money and another 10% interest on the
Annual Income to you, for handling this business for us, which you will
strongly have absolute control over. If you can handle this project
sincerely and also willing to assist me in lifting this fund, kindly reach
me and I will let you know the next step to take towards actualizing this
transaction as quickly as possible. Please,note that this transaction is
100% risk free. I look forward hearing from you soonest.
Yours sincerely,

Princess Essien













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