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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: "vp_alhajiatiku@terra.es" <vp_alhajiatiku@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 03:27:25 +0100 (MET)
Subject: From Office of the Vice President.



2007 GENERAL ELECTIONS ( FRN )
Office of the Vice President,
Aso Rock Villa, Asokoro District, Abuja.

My dear

I am the Vice President, Federal Republic Of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, it is my great pleasure to write to you concerning my PRESIDENTIAL AMBITION come May, 2007 next year general elections.Without any delay, I wish to bring to your understanding that I am having serious problems with my BOSS (Mr.President) CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO, concerning my disagreement over his tenure elongation few months back.

He has decided to use his power of incumbency to probe my financial source, by using both the house of Assembly & the EFCC to probe me & investigate my investment all over the world. I have sent several letters to these officeses ( the House of Assembly & the EFCC), which he urged them not to honour my application. I decided sue him concerning this blackmail, which we are now batling on it.
My main reason of writing to you is to have you as my foreign financial aid/sponsor.

Meanwhile, I shall provide the financial source but I will not come out fully as the owner of the fund, but to front you as my financier abroad.I have mapped out $400m for this exercise through an excrow arrangement with the ministry of finance in Spain. This arrangement is only known by the zonal cordinator/officer for security reasons. The Zonal Cordinator will direct/guide you on how to have the fund integrated into the banking system in Madrid, Spain & transferred to your account.

Please, Let this mail be treated with high level of confidentiality to avoid exposure, that might jeopardise my presidential ambition & my political carrier.

Thank you for your understanding.
Yours Sincarely.

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
Vice President Federal Republic Of Nigeria





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