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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "trunk boxes" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money)
  • "maryam abacha" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "sani abacha" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "HAJIA MARYAM ABACHA" <admin@abachafamily-mail.net>
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 21:51:14 +0000
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION!

FROM HAJIA MARYAM ABACHA
FORMER FIRST LADY,
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
2/8 GIDADO ROAD KANO NIGERIA,
WEST AFRICA.

Hello Dear,
I am Hajia Maryam Abacha, widow of the Late Gen. Sani Abacha former
Nigerian Military Head of State who died on june 8 1998 as a result of
cardiac arrest.I got your contact from a personal directory i found in our
study room,after the death of my husband.

I therefore decided to contact you in confidence so that I can be able to
move out the sum of Forty Eight million,US dollars ( $48,000,000.00) which
was carefully sealed in two trunk boxes for security reasons. I personally
therefore seek for a CAPABLE/CREDIBLE PERSON who will urgently assist to
move this money into his/her country, through diplomatic means,where I
believe it will be safe since I cannot leave the country due to the
restriction of movement imposed on me and members of my family by the
Nigerian government.

If you know my husband Gen Sani Abacha when he was
alive,you will discover that we worth over one billion dollars ,but the
government of the day has made us to start asking people to come to our aid
pending when we will have our freedom or the termination of this
government.BE INFORMED THAT YOU WILL NOT SPEND A CENT DURING THE CURSE OF
THIS TRANSACTION.

However, arrangement has been put in place to move this money out of the
Security company where it is presently now in Europe to any foreign partner
who will accomodate this funds in his/her account pending when our suite
with the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT will come to and end then we will come over to
have our funds back.

Conclusively, I have decided to offer you 20% of the total sum 5% will be
for whatever expenses that will be incurred, while 75% is to be used in
buying shares in companies in your country subsequent to our free movement
by the Nigerian government.

Please reply urgently

sincerity.
Thanks for your understanding in this regard, as i look forward to your

kind response.
Best regards,
HAJIA Maryam.



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