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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: "Dr mariam Abacha"<drmariam@mail.vasarhely.hu>
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 05:01:02 +0100
Subject: please help me out

Dear Friend ,
I am Dr. Mrs. Mariam Abacha, wife to the late Nigerian Head
of state, General Sani Abacha who died on the 8th of June
1998 while still on active service for our Country.
l am contacting you with the hope that you will be of great
assistance to me, I currently have within my reach the sum
of 24 million U.S dollars cash which l intend to use for
investment purposes outside Nigeria.
This money came as a result of a payback contract deal
between my husband and a Russian firm in our country?s
multi-billion dollar Ajaokuta steel plant. The Russian
partners returned my husbands share being the above sum
after his death. Presently, the new civilian Government has
intensified their probe into my husbands financial
resources which has led to the freezing of all our
accounts, local and foreign, the revoking of all our
business licences and the arrest of my First son.
In view of this I acted very fast to withdraw this money
from one of our finance houses before it was closed down. I
have deposited the money in a security company with the
help of very loyal officials of my late husband. No record
is known about this fund by the government
because there is no documentation showing that we received
such funds. Due to the current situation in the country and
government attitude to my family, I cannot make use of this
money within, thus I seek your help in transferring this
funds out of the sub-African region.
Bearing in mind that you may assist me, l have decided to
part with 20% of the total sum. Your URGENT response is
needed.
Please kindly reply me with drmariam@ratalalsz.hu
Please include your personal phone and fax number.
Regards,
Dr. Mrs. Mariam Abacha,

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