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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: abba_a12004@tiscali.it
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 06:19:23 +0200
Subject: AWAITING YOUR RESPONSE,

From: Alhaji Abba Abacha

ATTN:SIR/MADAM,

Firstly I must solicit your strictest confidentiality in

this business by introducing my humble self properly to

you. I am Alhaji Abba Abacha. Son of the late Gen. Sani

Abacha (Former President of Federal Republic of

Nigeria).

After due consideration, I take the liberty to contact

you through your e-mail address, which I feel is the

best way to reach you quickly. Due to the urgency of

this transaction.

My main reason of writing you this confidential letter

is to seek your personal assistance concerning a viable

business relationship. Right now I have the sum of

US$38,500,000.00 (Thirty Eight Million Five Hundred

Thousand United States Dollars which I secured from my

late father when he was alive. That awaits an immediate

transfer from me to a trusted foreign Bank account. As

you may read in newspaper publication a lot of money was

been stocked away by my late father and some top

Government Official.

Now I am not allowed by law to operate or own a foreign

Bank account as a civil servant. I need your personal

assistance/collaboration to receive the above mentioned

money in your account. For further private investment

purpose.

After which you will be entitled to 30%, 60% will be

mine, while the remaining 10% will be mapped out to

offset any miscellaneous expense incurred during the

business.

At this moment under good and concrete arrangement

regarding the successful completion of this transaction

has been concluded and it is 100% risk free with the

assistance of a very good friend of my late father, a

minister who is presently in the Government.

Right now i have successfully moved the money out of

Nigeria to Security company in Europe for security

pending the transfer to beneficiary account, but it can

not leave the security company in Europe with my name

that is why you are needed to be the beneficiary of the

said amount.

Hence I don?t want any third party involvement. An

absolute high level secrecy must be maintained.

If this business proposal interest you. Kindly reply me

directly through my e-mail address:abba_a12002@yahoo.com

if you are not interested please do send email to

enable me negotiate for another willing person

considering that time awaits for no one and please do

not forget to send your private phone and fax number for

easy communication.

I am waiting anxiously to hear from you.


Yours sincerely,

Alhaji Abba Abacha.
REPLY TO EMAIL: abba_a12002@yahoo.com


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