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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: maryam_abba44@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 18:04:06 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?UGENT=20BUSNIESS=20PROPOSAL?=

Hello Dear

I am Hajia Maryam Abacha, Widow of the Late Gen. Sani
Abacha former Nigerian Military Head of State who died as a
result of cardiac arrest. The name of your company appeared
in one of our directories as one of the companies my Late
Husband wanted to do business with before he died.

I therefore decided to contact you in confidence so that I
can be able to move out the sum of US$35, 750,000.00
(Thirty Five Million Seven Hundred and Sixty Thousand U.S
Dollars) which was secretly defaced and seal in big metal
box for security reasons in your account.

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
due to the restriction of movement imposed on me and
members of my family by the Nigerian Government.

You can contact me through, or my family lawyer. Upon the
receipt of your acceptance to assists me, my lawyer shall
arrange with you for a face to face meeting outside Nigeria
in order to liaise with him towards the effective
completion of this transaction.

However, arrangement has been put in place to move this
money out of the country in batches in a secret vault
through a diplomatic security company to any of the
European Country as soon as you indicate your interest.

I also want you to be assured that all necessary
arrangement for the hitch-free of this transaction has been
concluded. Conclusively, I have decided to offer you 25% of
the total sum 5% will be for whatever expenses that will be
incurred, while 70% is to be used in buying share in your
company subsequent to our free movement by the Nigerian
Government .
Please reply.

Best regards,
HAJIA M ABACHA




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