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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: "mohammed abacha" <mohammed_27@tiscali.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mohammed_a@n1.com
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 07:20:19 -0700
Subject:

Dear Friend,

I am Mohammed Abacha, the eldest son of the late president of Nigeria,
General Sani Abacha. I was falsely accused of murder and as such was
imprisoned, but thanks to God, I have been released for my innocence.
Well dear friend I need your assistance in transferring some of my money into your account, because the government is making plans to seize them,as they did to my fathers own. Please view this site and read contentscarefully, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2492425.stm
the amount is $20.5 million in a fudicial institution Abroad.

All that is needed is for me to instruct the company to transfer the
funds to your account, I will remunerate you with 30% of the total fundstransferred to your vital bank account as compensation for your
assistance, To indicate your interest, contact me immediately. All the
legal information concerning this Money will be sent to you as soon as
we come to a mutual agreement together. So I will get my private
attorney to get you all needed information.

If this proposal satisfies you, please contact me immediately with your
full names, telephone and fax numbers to enable my lawyer to contact
you. He will handle this transaction on my behalf. Looking forward to
doing business with you.

Thanks for your cooperation.

Best Regard.
Mohammed Abacha.
Alternative email:mohammed_a@n1.com

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