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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: belloahmed15@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 14:38:12 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?PLEASE=20MY=20FAMILY=20NEEDS=20YOUR=20ASSISTANCE=2E?=

FROM: MRS MIRIAM AMINA ABACHA,
203 ABACHAS COURT,
KANO STATE NIGERIA,

DEAR SIR,

This might seem very deplorable for a person that you do not know, but as
the title implies, I am Madam amina Abacha, the wife of the late Head of
State of the Federal Military Government Nigeria, late General Sanni Abacha.
I am contacting you due to the present situation as regards the special
panel set up by the present democratic administration under the Anti-Corruption
Law passed mainly to recover what they termed
"Abacha's looted money".

This law is yet another smear campaign aimed mainly to frustrate, humiliate,
dismember and widen the scope of hatred mated to our family. A personal
vendetta by Obasanjo who was jailed by my father for plotting a coup d'eta
against his
administration.This highly calculated attempt by this administration cum
Swiss government through bilateral
relationship has taken away from us over US$3.4billion in Switzerland.

The rampaging situation in our accounts abroad has yielded to this barbaric
pressure another US$565m and just some months we were squished out of another
US$395m and all these facts can be
ascertain independently.This government is bent on destroying our family.
You may be aware that my Elder son, heir to the family, is languishing in
prison and right now my I am also been indicted for the same offence.Therefore,
I am soliciting for genuine partners that I can invest the family fortune
that
is scattered all over the world.

According to my estimation in West Africa alone, we still have about US$30m
in cash that we intend to siphon abroad through
your assistance for the purpose of investment in area of your
interest.Should you find this interesting, contact me
as a handsome reward of 30% of the total sum awaits you
subject to our negotiation and agreement.

Iwait for your urgent response.
NOTE: SEND YOUR REPLY THROUGH THIS EMAIL: mohammedgidado20@yahoo.com

Regards,

Madam amina Abacha




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