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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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: femiabiola_1@tiscali.it
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 20:22:36 -0800
Subject: TRANSACTION

Dear Sir/Madam,

I decided to reach you through this means though I know fully well that

this is not the best and safest means to reach you for security reasons

but was left with no other viable option since there's this urgent need

to reach you.

Firstly,I would want to assure you that this mail is no

junk,spam,ilusion nor mere imagination.I appeal to you for the

inconveniences this may cause you by going through an unsolicited mail,but
I assure you that

you will be satisfied after given me your due attention by carefully and

attentively going through this.I know that we have not met before nor

known to each other but never to worry as I will explain better.

For clarity sake,I am Mr Femi Abiola, 22 years old and a third year

micro biology student of the Federal University of Lagos.I am one of

the sons of late Chief M.K.O Abiola who won the 1993 presidential

elections as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Firstly,before I go further to unfold my main objective of contacting

you,I would advice that you visit this site maybe you can from here have

an insight of my family background and my personality.I am fully aware

of the numerous scam mails my fellow country men has been bombarding

through the net looking for some one to defraud.I am telling you that I

am from a respectable family and will not for any reason engage myself

in any indecent act that will ruin the image of my family.

I am going to throw more lights on the family,my mothers assasination

by the gun men from the military junta Late Gen Sani Abacha,The killing

of my father through poison by some Americans and United Nations

representatives who came in the name of reconciling my father and the

Military government.This includes the much celebrated Koffi Anan of the

United Nations Organisation.

Please,kindly stop here and go through this websites,atleast it will

help to enrich and broaden your knowledge on what has happened to my

family:

The annullement of june 12th 1993 Presidential elections:

www.ngex.com/personalities/voices/politics.htm

www.vanguardngr.com/articles/ 2002/politics/p525072004.html

allafrica.com/stories/200407120112.html

www.ainfos.ca/A-Infos97/3/0497.html

www.thisdayonline.com/archive/ 2001/03/24/20010324cov04.html

www.stormfront.org/archive/t-13985

My mothers assasination:

www.amnesty.it/news/1996/14401096.html

www.motherlandnigeria.com/women

www.h-net.org/~africa/obituaries/msabiola.html

www.cohdn.ca/news2/tribute1-3.html

www.africaaction.org/docs96/nig9606.htm

www.africaaction.org/docs97/nig9711.htm

www.fraudaid.com/ScamSpeak/ Nigerian/abacha/sanionlinenewshour.htm

My fathers death:

www.africamasterweb.com/BanjoOnTaylor.html

www.nigeriancp.net/arijo.html

allafrica.com/stories/200108080221.html

www.nigeriavillagesquare1.com/Sanusi.htm

I believe that the above sites has given you a wider perspective of how

I lost my parents.My father was known to be a polygamist,my own mother

was the second wife.Since the death of my father,things are no longer

the same within the entire household.My elder brother who is the son of

the first wife has taken allmost everything under the pretence that we

are still in school.promising to establish us as soon as we graduates.

Going through my mothers document,I stumbled on a document which proved

that my father had a deposit of $15 Million U.S.A dollars (fifteen

million united states of america dollars) with a security company abroad.

I have made contact to the security company and was told that I could

come for the claims so long as I have the certificate of deposit or That

I can send a representative but should equip him with the certificate

of deposit and a power of attoerney.

Based on this that I am mailing you seeking your consent to assist me

go for the claims of this fund deposited with the security company since

I am still in school. I am going to send to you all the documents given

to my father by this security company on the day of the deposit.

I am willing to offer you 25% of the total sum on completion of the

clearing excercise from the security company,I maped out 5% for refund

of expences incured in the cause of this transaction,knowing fully well

that this deposit must have by now accumulated some demurrages.

The balance of 70% will be kept for me,or should be invested and

managed by you untill I graduates.I appeal to you,to understand that

despite the fact that we dont know each other,I am puting this trust on

you,based on the recommmendations I got while making my own private

consultations and investigations on a reliable person or firm to entrust

this fund into his care.

Please,I beg you in the name of God,not to sit on this money when

finally released to you by the security company.I am doing this because,I

dont want my elder brothers to have the knowledge of this fund.

If this proposition interest you,and you really want to assist

me,kindly forward the following information to me:

(1) your complete names starting with your surname first

(2) your private phone numbers including mobile

(3) your private fax number

(4) your present contact address.

You should understand that these information requested will enable my

lawyer to prepare the power of attorney in your favour and as well

enhance communication.

I strongly advice that you treat this with utmost secrecy and absolute

confidentiality,You are permited to make further enquiries on this

issue,you can as well contact the Nigerian High Commission or Embassy

nearer to you for comfirmation if you are not satisfied with your

findings on the giving sites but please dont for any reason disclose the
subject

matter to anybody for security reasons.

Endeavour to send further correspondences through my secured private

email address (femiabiola20042003@yahoo.co.uk



I am looking forward to hearing from you and at the same time thanking

you for your kind assistance/anticipated cooperation.

Best regards,

Mr Femi Abiola.



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