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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: "Abrazz Consult" <abrazzconsult@abczone.org>
Reply-To: abrazzconsult2@katamail.com
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 18:48:48 +0100
Subject: Letter From Anthony (Reply Asap)

Abc Abrazz Business Consulting Ltd.
Biz-Consultant & Project Management (RC 76632)
Plot 247, Adeola Hopewell Street,
Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria

CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PLAN

ATTN:Dear Friend,

I humbly wish to seek your assistance in a matter
that is very important and needs utmost trust and
confidence. I am Anthony Dozie, a business consultant and close
confidant of one of Nigeria's most powerful family. The wife of
top human right activist and former Attorney general who
served in the past government in Nigeria wishes to move out
of Nigeria the sum of US$15.7million. She wishes to
invest the aforementioned sum in viable investment oversea.

For obvious reasons, my client does not wish to
place this fund with established financial institution in the
family's name for security reason. It is her desire that the
deal is handled as quietly as possible without possibility
of any leakage to the public or Government as they have
suffered a great lost in the past. She has therefore empowered
and instructed me to look for a reliable foreigner to
clear/claim the money from were it is presently and
receive the money in his or her account oversea, Also assist
to invest the fund properly for the family as there
fund manager.
If you agree to clear/claim the money and also act
as a fund manager for my client and her family, I shall
arrange to release the sum of US$15.7 Million to you if you
meet my requirement and upon a favourable response from you.
I shall let you know how you will receive it.

Your commission shall be 20% of the total sum. And
annual 10% of the after tax returns on investment for the
first five years. Therefore, the terms shall be varied.
If you are capable and willing to participate in
this transaction, reach me via this confidential email
(abrazzconsult@gawab.com) OR {abrazzconsult2@katamail.com}.

You are required to also send your dircet phone
number for more efficient communication. In any case,please
keep it tight secret.
I await your prompt reply.

Best regards,

Anthony Dozie
{Principal Consultant}

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