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

Fraud email example:

From: MRS MARIAM ABACHA <mrsmariamnaaaabacha@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: mrsmariamnaabacha@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:05:40 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear respected one,


=A0

Dear respected one,=20
I am Mrs. Mariam Abacha, the widow of the late Gen.Sanni Abacha former Nige=
ria Military Head of State who died mysteriously as a result of Cardiac Arr=
est.Since after my husband's death my family is under restriction of moveme=
nt and that not withstanding, we are being molested, policed and our Bank A=
ccount both here and abroad are being frozen by the Nigeria Civilian Govern=
ment.
Furthermore, my elder son is in detention by the Nigeria Government for mor=
e interrogation about my husband's assets and some vital documents. Followi=
ng the recent discovery of my husband's Bank Account by the Nigeria Governm=
ent with Swiss Bank in which the huge sum of US$700 Million and DM450 Milli=
on was logged. I therefore decided to contact you in confidence that I was =
able to move out the sum of US$45.5 Million Dollars, which was secretly sea=
led in box for security reasons.=20
I therefore personally, appeal to you Seriously and religiously for your ur=
gent assistance to move this money into your country where I believe it wil=
l be safe since I cannot leave the country now due to the restriction of mo=
vement imposed on the members of my family by the Government.Please kindly =
send me your telephone number,fax number and also your full names,address w=
hich I will hand over to my attorney to prepare you on how to claim the fun=
ds from the security company.=A0 However, arrangements have been put in pla=
ce to move this money out of the country in a secret vault through a securi=
ty company, and as soon as you indicate your interest my younger son Mustaf=
a shall send you the=A0 related documents so that you can help to claim the=
Luggage.
Conclusively, I will be willing as utmost APPRECIATION and GRATITUDE to com=
pensate yourself with any amount of your choice as share inclusive of addit=
ional 10% to reimburse any expenses whatsoever you may incur in the cause o=
f this transaction .
Please reply urgently and treat with absolute confidentiality and sincerity=
..
NB:Please before you reply me this mail,I would like you to first go throug=
h this website.kindly view the website: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/1/=
hi/world/africa/1935646.stm=20
Best Regards.
Mrs Mariam Abacha =0A=0A=0A __________________________________________=
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