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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: "Gray Paul" <drgrahampaul2007@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dr_grahampaul_2007@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 03:27:52 +0000
Subject: Dear friend,

DEAR SIR/MADAM
 
MY NAME IS DR.DR PAUL GRAHAM,PERSONAL CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARY TO THE LATE MRS. STELLA OBASANJO THE FIRST LADY OF NIGERIA WHO PASSED ON,ON THE EARLY HOURS OF SUNDAY THE 23RD OF OCT.2005 IN A SPAINISH HOSPITAL AFTER UNDERGOING AN ASTHETIC SURGERY.MAY HER GENTLE AND LOVING SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE ) THE FIRST LADY UNTIL HER DEATH HAD ME AS A CLOSE AND CONFIDANT FRIEND. website..www.thisdayonline.com
 
BEFORE WE TRAVELLED ( TO SPAIN ) FOR HER SURGRY SHE TOOK OUT THE SUM OF $27.5
MILLION USD(TWENTY SEVEN MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) FROM
HER CHILD CARE WELFARE PROGRAM WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PAID INTO ONE OF
HER FORIEGN ACCOUNT AND PART OF IT FOR HER UPCOMING BIRTHDAY WHICH WAS
SUPPOSED TO BE BY NOVEMBER, THIS MONEY IS NOW DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY
COMPANY IN SPAIN ,NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT THIS EXCEPT I AND THE FIRST LADY
website---www.allafrica.com/stories/200510260115.html
 
ALL I ASK IS FOR YOU TO ASSIST ME MAKE CLAIM TO THE MONEY WHICH WILL BE
TRANSFERED TO AN ACCOUNT YOU WILL PROVIDE.IT WILL BE SHARED BETWEEN US AT
30% FOR YOU AND 60% FOR ME,WHILE 10% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR ANY EXPENCES WE
MIGHT INCURE DURING THE TRANSFER.YOU CAN REACH ME ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL 
 
PLEASE DECLARE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST ME BY REPLYING URGENTLY AND
SECONDLY,I ASSURE YOU THAT THIS IS RISK FREE. website.www.guardian.co.uk
 
DR.GRAHAM PAUL
MY PRIVATE NUMBERS ARE..
234-8111341
234-804-44-0964
CONFIDENTIAL SEC.TO NIGERIAN FIRST LADY

 

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