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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: "Mohammed Abacha" (may be fake)
Reply-To: < mohammedmohammed02@live.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 06:18:52 +0300
Subject: SAVE MY WEALTH

Dear Sir,

I am Alhaji Mohammed Abacha, son of the late Gen. Sani Abacha, former head of State Federal Republic of Nigeria(FRN) who died on 8th June 1998 while in office. Since the death of My father the INCUMBENT Government Federal Republic of Nigeria as part of effort to frustrate all the members of the Abacha family including family friends.

All businesses and property owned by the Late Head of States have been confiscated by the Government and all Our Bank Account in Nigeria and abroad have been frozen. A quick reference of Newsweek publication of March 13th 1999 were 88million dollars was taken from Us will give you an insight of what I have gone through.

After a short while I was arrested and detained in prison custody, the government came up with a trump up charge against me and honestly speaking I have been in detention since November 1999 and I was released on Thursdays (11-07-02) by the supreme court of Nigeria who passed judgment in my favor. During the reign of my late father as the president of this country, an Aluminum Smelter Company of Nigeria (Alscom) contract was revealed.

The contract was for the construction of plant, at Ikuta Abasi in Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria, for production of ingots and billets required as raw material for Aluminum and Allied Industries, Reynolds Incorporated of America, Phoenix and M&F Companies of Switzerland conducted the feasibility studies. The contract was awarded to Ferro stall AG of Germany.

However, after the revaluation of the contract, Ferro stall AG collected its own share of the increment in project cost, while my father's share of Fourteen Million Five Hundred Thousand British Pounds only was willed in my favor and was Deposited in my name with a reputable security company by my late father for safety keeping without the knowledge of the Federal Government of Nigeria, before his sudden death in June 8 1998.

Since then the money has been with the security company up till date without any trace by the incumbent Government. The certificate for deposit that cover’s the deposited amount Fourteen Million Five Hundred Thousand British Pounds was secretly was issued on my name and is still in possession of the family Attorney.
I have perfect all the necessary arrangement with the relevant offices regarding the release of the deposited consignment to whom ever I present to the security company as my foreign business partner.

My entire plan is to source for a reliable foreign individual or companies that will assist me to clear the consignment from the security company and also invest the money into a lucrative yielding ventures overseas since I cannot travel out of my country for now.

Hence I am contacting you as a reputable and trustworthy person, with a well experience and able hand to help me save my wealth willed in my favor by my lovely father before his sudden death. This was to bit the security system in Nigeria Because I want you to claim the money on my behalf. I shall declare to the security company that the consignment belongs to should be released to you as my foreign
Business partner.

As a matter of urgency, I will like you to send to me immediately your
Telephone and fax number. I shall send you all the clearance documents by fax. I will then forward your name as my foreign my foreign business partner to the Security Company.

I shall update you with further information as soon as I receive your response.

Awaiting your urgent response

Yours faithfully
Alhaji Mohammed Abacha

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