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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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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • mohamme_abacha111@katamail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "moham_abacha200@terra.es" <moham_abacha200@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 05:26:38 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: CRY FOR HELP




Alhaji Mohammed Abacha
2/8 Gidado Drive,GRA,
Kano - Nigeria.

Hello,
Please as you read kindly open the website :-
http://www.onlinenigeria.com/links/adv.asp?blurb=131
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http://odili.net/news/source/2005/apr/10/11.html
http://nm.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=1052&z=0
http://nm.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=1072&z=0

I write you this letter in good faith and to the glory of almighty who thus brought me out clean after all the allegations leveled against me after the death of my father(former Nigerian military head of states).

Since my father's death and my detention,my family has been loosing a lot of money
due to vindictive government officials who are bent on dealing with my family.
My family and i are looking for a trustworthy foreign partner who can assist us in receiving some amount of money for investment purposes.

This money is presently in the possession of a Vaulting company abroad. this money was of course was acquired by my late father and is now kept secretly by the family,the money is cash.

As soon as i hear from you, i will give you all necessary details as to how we intend carrying out the whole transaction. Please, do not entertain any fears, as all necessary modalities are in place, and i assure you of all success and safety in this transaction.

If you are interested in assisting me please send me your concent and telephone number on my direct email address: mohamme_abacha111@katamail.com ,you may also ignore this letter and respect my trust in you by not exposing this transaction, should you not be interested.

I look forward to working with you.

Thank you
Alhaji Mohammed Abacha.


























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