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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: "Mohammed Abacha" <moh_aba010@address.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mohammed@gcards.com
Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 02:08:25 +0200
Subject: Please read my mail.
Dear Sir,
My name is Mohammed Abacha, son to the former late President in Nigeria
(Gen. Sanni Abacha)
While my father was in power; i moved funds for him to different banks
and finance outfits both here in Nigeria and abroad and to whom i was
also the next of kin.
When my father died in 1998 and the Democratic government that came
into power traced many of these funds and were repatriated back to the
Nigeria government's account and Which as a result i was also held in
detention for almost two years because of their belief that i know so much
about these transactions.
Please i will need the following from you:
1.Your assistance to move the rest of these funds to your safe account
for business and the up-keep of our family.
2. Total confidentiality of the transaction as not to lose the rest of
the funds to the government.
3.Your private phone, fax and email address.
In addition, the family will be willing to offer you any reasonable
percentage requested by you to take care of all sorts of inconviniences
the project might cause you and also to serve as compensation.
Thanking you so much for your anticipated cooperation while I await
your earliest response through my email: mohammed@gcards.com
Regards,
Mohammed Abacha.
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