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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: mrskate@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 14:36:31 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Reply=20=21=21=21=21?=

Dear Sir,

I am very sure that this mail will bring lots of surprises and curiosity
to you since there was no previous correspondence before now between us.
I am (Mrs.Kate Martins) a widow of one of the top rulers in Nigeria, My
husband died along side with the Military Men in a Plane Crash during Babangida
Regime.My husband had a deposit of $10.5 M which he deposited in African
Development Bank Plc in Nigerian Bank, This Fund logged with African Bank
was the Investment of Husband which was sold off as a result of no body
to manager it properly right now I am looking for an Investor who will help
me to invest the total sum in the foreign Country and after which I will
relocate to your country.
The security situation in Nigeria does not warrant me to do that; therefore
I have designated my family lawyer who will coordinate every aspect of the
fund transfer and the investment with your assistance, more importantly
we can open an offshore Account which the fund can be transfer from Nigeria
with the help of the Bank Manager and my Family Lawyer,as right now I'm
not in Nigeria but in Exile because of humiliation gotten from the Nigerian
Government.
I am ready to concede up to 25% of the funds to you as your share if you
will help me to pull the funds and invest it in your country, which has
a stable economy. Upon receipt of your acceptance letter, I will introduce
you to my family lawyer(Bar.Nelson Nmakebar From South Africa) for details
on how the transfer can be done in the shortest possible time. Awaiting
your Urgent response or you reply me through this email below m.kate@tsamail.co.za

Regards,
MRS. KATE MARTINS.



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