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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: m_abacha20044@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 05:41:35 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?PLEASE=20CONTACT=20MY=20LAWYER?=


Mrs. Maryam Abacha,
N0 4 Sanni Abacha Court
Kano City
Kano State
Nigeria

Attn:Sir/Madam

ASSALAAM_WALEIKUM !!!

It is with heartful of hope that I write to seek your help in the context
below.

I am Mrs. Maryam Abacha the wife of the former Nigeria Head of State, Late
General Sani Abacha, whose sudden death occurred on 8th of June, 1998.Having
gotten your particulars from the family catalogue, I have no doubt about
your capacity and good will to assist me in receiving into your custody
(forsafety) the sum of US$ 48 Million willed and deposited in my favour
by my late husband.This money is currently kept in a Trust Deposit Account
as a diplomatic baggage, with Global Security Company.

As it is legally required,the asset of my late husband is under the authority
of our family lawyer named barrister Adamu Idris. Unfortunately, the new
Democratic Government has on assumption of office set up a Panel of Enquires
to probe the financial activities of my late husband (Former Head of State)with
a decision to freeze all his assets. President Olusegun Obasanjo
with his investigation teams has also gone to the international media to
continue his war against my family through BBC blication website:http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_909000/909972.stm
and CNN
website:http://money.cnn.com/2000/10/20/emerging_markets/money_laundering/index.htm

The investigation teams have submitted their reports; presently some cash
and assets have been frozen and seized.Fortunately,with our family lawyers
assistance we secretly protected the Personal Will of my husband from the
notice of the investigators and have strictlyadvised that the willed money
be urgently moved into an overseas account of a Trusted foreigner without
delay for security reasons.

The government had longtime ago placed foreign Travel Embargo on all our
family members and seized our international passportsand all our local andinternational
business outfits.

The situation has been so terrible that we revirtually living on the assistance
of well wishers. In view of this plight therefore, I expect you to betrustworthy
and kind enough to respond to this call tosave my children and me from a
hopeless future byassisting me in receiving this money into your overseas
account for safe
keeping until our International Passports are released to us after the investigation
is concluded.

I hereby agree to compensate your sincere and
candid effort in this regard with 18% of the fund
when finally received in you bank account, 5% set aside for expenses incurred.

Our Attorney has perfected arrangement with the
Financial Security Company to effect complete
dislodgment of this money within a week of the receipt of your response.
They have equally guaranteed 100% smooth transfer.Please reply through my
Email of family lawyer address first for security reason.

Please include your personal telephone and Fax numbers in you reply of this
letter.Please all contacts must be made through our family lawyer Barrister
Adamu Idris of Regency & Associates Lagos Nigeria E-mail:adamudris@yahoo.com,I
look forward to your quick response, may Amighty
Allah bless you.

Yours faithfully,

MRS. MARYAM ABACHA







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