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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "mariam 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.
  
• 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.
  • mariam127002@eriga.lv (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "iabachamariam11@terra.es" <iabachamariam11@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:37:04 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: FROM: HAJIA MARIAM ABACHA



FROM: HAJIA MARIAM ABACHA
NO1 GIDADO CLOSE
KANO- NIGERIA.

PLEASE LET ALL YOUR CORRESPONDENTS BE ON MY PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS. mariam127002@eriga.lv

Our proposal to (safeguard our funds with you) was submitted to you sometime ago in November last year. Since we haven't heard from you,we wanted to be sure that it was brought to your attention. We are enclosing a copy of our original proposal for your review.

I will be looking forward to your reply and hope that we will have the opportunity to do business with you in the near future. Below is the copy of our original proposal.

===========================
original message.
===========================

Dear Friend,

This letter might surprise you because we have met neither in person nor by correspondence. But I believe it is one day that you get to know Somebody either in physical or through correspondence.

We searched out your contact today in the internet and We decided to
write this letter to you.

My aims of writing this letter is for you to assist our family in
saving our funds in your country pending our arrival in your country to invest in business.

I am Mrs. Mariam Abacha and my son is Mohammed, the family of the late Gen.Sanni Abacha former Nigerian Military Head of State who died mysteriously as a result of Cardiac Arrest.

Ever Since the death of my husband my family has been under restriction of movement .

Following the recent discovery of my husband's Bank Account by the Nigerian Government with Swiss Bank in which $618 Million was lodged.


We then decided to contact you in confidence that I was able to move out the sum of US$25 Million , Which was secretly lodged in a security company in europe.

We therefore personally appeal to you seriously and religiously for your assistance to move this $25 Million into your bank account where We believe it will be safe since We cannot leave the country due to the restriction of movement imposed on the members of my family by the Nigerian Government.

We desperately want to safeguard these last funds that remains for our family because the Swiss government has decided to hand over the $618 Million to the Nigeria president, Olusegun Obasanjo,although we have proved to them that the funds were legitimately earned by my husband.

However,our family have agreed to reward you with a substantial amount of the total sum of 30% while 60% is r me and my family and 10% set aside for any expenses occure by you will be refunded back to you after the funds is claim to you.

We hereby guarantee you that this is not a government money, it is not drug money and it is not from arms deal.
Though you have to maintain high degree of confidentiality on this matter. I will give you all proof of deposit and existence of money once assured and fully satisfied with your capability and honesty.

I hope this will be the beginning of a prosperous relationship
between my family.Please dont forget to send me your full name /cell number and home address to proceed including your full mail address.

Nevertheless if you are for any reason not interest, kindly inform us immediately so that we will look for another person.

Please reply to my private email address: mariam127002@eriga.lv

Hoping to hear from you soonest.

Yours Sincerely
Hajia Mariam Abacha

From Hajia Mariam Abacha





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