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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: MR OLUMUY OBASANJO <fphiliptaylor@zwallet.com>
Reply-To: olumuyobasanjo@excite.com
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 14:05:34 +0100
Subject: VERY URGENT



Dear

My name is Olumuy Obasanjo the only son of the late Chief (Mrs) Stella Obasanjo, The Late First Lady of Nigeria, and Wife of President Olusegun Obasanjo who died at the aged 59, in Spain from complications arising from an operation on 23 October 2005, and also on behalf of my mother’s sister Chief Mrs. Yomiyi karamu.

I get you information from chamber of commerce her in capital
of Nigeria as a trust one that can assist me and direct me on how I can manage my mothers wealth because I don’t want to get into hand of fraudsters because of the bad name Africans have all over the world.

And also my father the present head of state have a lot of children with deferent wife’s so am the only son my mother have which you can find out in nigeria first lady com also the rest of my brothers and sisters don’t like me because of the propaganda in my family after my father was jailed during abacha .

Also my mother was with one of her sister Mrs. Yomiyi karamu before she died in the hospital in Spain and she is the only mother I have in my life, so I will like you to help us in transferring some huge amount money in you name because I will not like my father to know about this transition .

And before we proceed I will like us to meet in any part of Europe and know each order and prove trust before we proceed, why because i don’t want to get into a wrong person .

I have all the necessary document concing this funds and my mother also have account in Spain.
Malaga were she died i also have all the document with me so kindly assist me by meeting with you first and then we can arrange on how we are going to proceed in this transition pls kindly get back to me via email so that I will tell you the nest step.

Best regards,
Mr Olumuy Obasanjo

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