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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: "Hassan Abudu" <hassanabuduuu@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: hasanabudu@katamail.com
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 21:11:28 -0600
Subject: Very Urgent.

Hello Friend,
How are you today?
Hope you are fine with your lovely family?
I believe you can handle this matter, that's the reason
why I am cotacting you.
I humbly seek your urgent assistance in a matter that
needs outmost trust and confidence.
I am Mr. Hassan Abudu, and I am the bank manager to
Zenith bank in the federal republic of Nigeria.
There's an account in my bank that has not been updated
in the last four years and it has the sum of $12,550,360.00usd.
This money has no beneficiary and a severe investigation shows that the
account belongs to a foreign company belonging to Mr. Alan P. Seaman
who died a couple of years ago.
Right now, I am willing to give you 30% of the total sum
as your own share if the money is transferred into your account.
The nature of your business is for the success of this transaction.
I have taken all necessary precautions to make sure that
the transaction is 100% risk free and it is believed that this
transaction will be completed within ten working
days.
I require you to send me your private email address, phone and fax
number for an easy and well secured communication.
Please you must keep this transaction secret at all times until you
have received the fund in your account.
I am looking forward to your urgent response so that I can tell you the
next step to be taken for the money to be transfered to you.
Best regards,
Mr. Hassan Abudu.

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