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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: "mallam nasiru" <mallam_nasiru@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mallam_nasiru4@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 16:15:43 -1000
Subject: Please understand and assist me

Dear friend,

I am very sorry to bother you with this because i know you might feel
apprehensive about it.Firstly,i am MRS MALLAM NASIRU from Nigeria.My husband
was poisoned by his business partners about two months ago because they
wanted to steal his money $14m dollars,these killers wanted to get rid of me
too in other to secure the papers for the claim of these money but i went
into hidding,im curruently writting you from Ghana and will be untill those
funds are transfered.

I need you to help me take this money to your foreign country and safe gaurd
it fir me.I am willing to reward you with 30% of the total sum,please you
are my last hope right now and i assure you that you wont get into trouble
as u need not appear in person over here.I cant trust anybody in this part
of the world due to so many reasons.

Please get back to me urgently through this email above to enable me give
you the contact of my attorney Barrister Festus Keyamo,to handover the legal
documents enabling you go for the claims.

Your telephone,fax number and other contact informatiom will be required for
easy communication with you.

Your urgent response is highly needed please.

Thanks in anticipation

Mrs Mallam Nasiru

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