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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: "Balogun family" <balogun@balogunfamilyisland.com>
Reply-To: balogunisland@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 17:04:04 +0000
Subject: LETS WORK TOGETHER

INHERITTANCE CLAIM.
May The Almighty God Give You The Wisdom To Understand
My Predicament.
I, abebe Balogun T,The Eldest Son Of Mr Tafa Balogun(Now at large).

Hereby Solicit For Your Help. I Have a Bussiness Proposal For You Which I
Hope By The Special
Grace Of God Will Be Beneficial To You And i.This
Bussiness Proposal Is Not An Illusion But Achievable
If Giving Your Maximum Support And co-operation.I Have
To Assure You That This Bussiness Proposal Is Risk
Free.
My Father [Mr tafa Balogun] Was The former inspector general of police
Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria.Because of my fathers stands on issues in
Nigeria ie Anambra crisis etc,he was disgraced out of office by Obasanjo's
government.Now the government is trying to disposess him of money he earned
while in the police force.
,He Confessed To Me Of About $2.5 million [two Million
,Five Hundrend Thousand US Dollars] Kept In A
Financial
Security Company And He Directed Me To Transfer This
Money To A Foreign Account Before The Government Knows
Of It .My Mother And I Are Left With No Other Option
Than To Invest This Money Outside The Country Where It
Will Be Safe. I Hereby Propose This To You If And Only
If I Can Count On You.
1]That You Take 30%Of The Money
2]I Take 60%
3]The Remaing 10% Will Be For A Joint Bussiness In
Your Country.
Finally,What I Need From You Is Your Telephone
Number And Your Contact Address For Onward Transfer Of
This Fund.I Seriously Count On Your Support And
Cooperation.
God Bless You.

Sincerely,
Abebe Balogun T(jnr.)


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