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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: <abacha_mariam601@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2005 11:55:27 +0100
Subject: Urgent Attention Needed

ATLAS OIL LIMITED
(A Subsidiary of Abacha real estates)
From the Desk of her Excellency.
Dr.Mrs.Mariam Abacha.
Private Cell 234-8027-462-127.
Confidential Email Address (abacha_real.estate@governmentcontracting.com)

Good day Dear,

I know that this might seem very deplorable for a person that you do not know but as the title implies I am Dr Mrs Mariam Abacha, wife of the late General Sani Abacha.I am contacting you due to the present situation as regards the special panel set up by the present dmocratic administration in my country under the anti-corruption law passed mainly to recover what they termed "Abacha's looted money". this law is yet another smear campaign aimed mainly to frustrate, humiliate, dismember and widen the scope of hatred to our family. A personal vendetta by President Obasanjo who was jailed by my Husbands Government for plotting a coup d 'etat against his administration.


This highly calculated attempt by this administration cum Swiss government through bi-lateral relationship has taken away from us over US$1.4billion in Switzerland. The rampaging situation in our accounts abroad has yielded to the barbaric pressure and just last month we were squished out of another US$395m and all this funds can be ascertained independently.Please you can visit these websites and read more about my late husband and you will understand what I am telling you. Please type in the whole in bracketThis government is bent on destroying our family.


You may be aware that my son (Mohammed), heir apparent to the family just got out of prison after 3 years of detention. Therefore, I am soliciting for genuine partners that I can invest the family fortune that is scattered all over the world. According to my estimation in West Africa alone we still have about US$93m in cash in a Security Company that we intend to invest abroad through your assistance.For the purpose of investment in areas of your interest,contact me as a handsome reward of 20%of the total sum awaits you, subject to our negotiation and agreement.You can contact me on our Private Mobile 234-8027-462-127 for security reason for further details for now. In the event of you not being interested in this proposal,endeavor to keep this highly confidential!Please you can click on the website below to see what i am telling you.

Thanks

Dr.Mrs. Mariam Abacha


www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=42764&SelectRegion=West_Africa


http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/2000/27/swiss.html

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