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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: "CHIEF TAFA BALOGUN" <chief_tafa01@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 02:17:06 +0000
Subject: GET BACK TO ME

Attn:

It was until Monday, 17th January 2005 the Inspector General of
Police in Nigeria.

The Government woke up and announce my UNTIMELY RETIREMENT without
any official statement. My accounts in Switzerland and London which
has about US$200 Million and US$150 Million Dollars respectively
(all my life's savings) has been frozen by the Nigerian Economic
and FinancialCrimes Commission (EFCC) visit the BBC publication on
this;<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4184257.stm

But apart from the frozen Switzerland and London accounts, there is
another sum of US$27.5 Million that i deposited with a
Finance/Security Company overseas which the Nigerian Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) does not know about the
existence.

I want you to assist me to claim and transfer this sum into your
personal account for safe keeping pending the outcome of the
investigation.My family's passports have been siezed and my son and wife
placed underhouse arrest. All i require is your honest cooperation to get
this consignment claimed and transferred to you.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangementthat will protect you from any breach of the law. Please
get in touch with my lawyer on this informations below;

NAME:BARRISTER ADAMS WILLIAMS(ESQ)
EMAIL:danadams1020@myway.com


I would be grateful if this mail will be favoured with an early
response.Please reply to my prive email for more directives
please:chief_tafa01@yahoo.com

Regards,
Tafa Balogun(RTD)

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