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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: "eric" <er_okadigbo44@tiscali.it>
Reply-To: ericokadigbo@walla.com
Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 14:57:10 +0100
Subject: PLEASE,MY FAMILY NEEDS YOUR HELP!

ATTN

I AM MR MAYOR ERIC OKADIGBO 28YRS,THE SON OF THE FORMER SENATE PRESIDENT
OF NIGERIA,DR.CHUBA OKADIGBO WHO PASSED ON LATE LAST YEAR.
I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION THE SUM OF THIRTY FOUR MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS
{$34,000,000.00},AND THE TOP LIST OF MY PRIORITY IS WHERE TO INVEST THIS
MONEY OUTSIDE MY COUNTRY."REASON BEST KNOWN TO ME" .

I URGENTLY NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE IN PROVIDING A RELIABLE GENUINE TRADE OR
COMPANY WHERE I CAN INVEST THE FUND AND IMMEDIATELY MEET YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY
FOR SETTLEMENT.PLEASE I WILL KINDLY WELCOME YOUR ADVICE TOO.

I AM EXPECTING YOUR URGENT MAIL REPONSE. I NEED YOUR SUPPORT AND URGENT
REPONSE. I AM PRESENTLY PASSING THROUGH SOME DIFFICULT TIMES WITH MY MOTHER
AND THREE SISTERS BASED ON THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT POLICY ON RETRIVING SOME
FUNDS AND PROPERTIES OWNED BY PAST GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONERIES.

HOWEVER,THE $34M IS PRESENTLY STASHED AWAY IN A SECURITY COMPANY OUTSIDE
MY COUNTRY, UNDER THE AUSPICES OF MY LATE FATHER'S ATTORNEY WHO HAS THE
DOCUMENTS TO THIS.PLEASE SEE THIS MAIL AS A CLARION CALL TO SAVING HUMANITY.DETAILS
WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU REPLY THIS MAIL.

ERIC OKADIGBO









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