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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: "MOHAMMEND ABACHA" <mohammed@mohmmedabacha.com>
Reply-To: mohammed_abacha020@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2005 14:02:28 +0000
Subject: PLEASE HELP ME.

 

Dear Friend,

I am Mohammed Abacha,the son of the late Gen. Sanni Abachaformer Nigeria Military Head of State who died mysteriously as aresult of Cardiac Arrest. Since after my father's death my familyis under restriction of movement and that not withstanding, we arebeing molested,policed and all our Bank Account both here and abroadare being frozen by the Nigeria Civilian Government.Furthermore, I was arrested and detained by the Governmentfor more interrogation about my father's assets and some vitaldocuments. Following the recent discovery of my father's Bank Account by the Government with Swiss Bank in which the hugesum of US$700 Million and DM450 Million was lodged.

 

I therefore decided to contact you in confidence that I was able to move out the sum of US$25.5 Million Dollars, which was secretly defaced And is sealed in two Metal boxes for securityreasons. I therefore personally, appeal to you seriously and religiously 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 the members of my family by the Government Currently.

 

Please kindly send me your telephone number, fax number and also your address which I will hand over to my attorney to prepare you on how to claim the funds from the security company.However, arrangements have been put in place to move this money out of the country in a secret vault through a security company, and as soon as you indicate your interest my Lawyer shall send you the Air-Way Bill of the Luggage and other related documents so that you can help to claim the Luggage.

PLEASE BEFORE YOU REPLY THIS MAIL, KINDLY GO THROUGH this WEBSITE FIRST. Switzerland Bank has also agreed to give back my family someof the money. Kindly view the website:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/1/hi/world/africa/1935646.stm
http://people.africadatabase.org/en/profile/1992.html
http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Sani_Abacha
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4124328,00.html
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_22_101/ai_87210843

Expecting to hear from you.

Best regards,

Mohammed Abacha.

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