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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 mohammed" <abbamoh@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: xadams22@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 23:22:38 +0000
Subject: YOUR RESPONSE

From: Mohammed Abacha
Kano, Nigeria.

RE: For Time Essence, Please Respond Immediately to my
mail.

I am Mohammed Abacha, the eldest son of the Late
Ex-President of Nigeria, I was falsely accused of
murder and as such was imprisoned but thanks to Allah,
I have been released for my innocence.

Well, I need your assistance in securing my fund which
is in a Security Company in Europe for the government
is making plans to seize my property(s) home and
abroad just as they did to my
father's own.Please view these sites and read the
content carefully below:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_741000/741506.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/1935631.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/564586.stm
http://www.angelfire.com/tx/bumez/petition.html
http://www.odiousdebts.org/odiousdebts/index.cfm?DSP=content&ContentID=974

The amount is $35 million in a Security Company
Abroad. All that is needed is to secure all necessary
documents and certificate, send them to you to contact
the security company in Europe.

I will remunerate you with 20% of the total funds at
the end of the transaction.

I have been confined only to Kano and all my calls are
monitored,So I will get my secret private Attorney to
get you the needed information and take you through
this transaction.

PLEASE REPLY TO MY LAWYERS WITH THE DETAILS BELOW:

Name: Barrister. Chris Adams
Email:chris100adams@yahoo.co.uk
If you are willing, ready and capable of assisting me
in my endeavor, please response to my attorney's email
immediately.

Best Regards
Mohammed Abacha

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