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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: mariam abacha <mariamabachaaa2031@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2005 15:34:37 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP


URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
PLEASE NOTE: USE ONLY mariamabachaaa2009@yahoo.com
FOR SECURITY REASONS.
DR. MRS. MARIAM ABACHA
C/O. MUSA ABACHA
KANO-NIGERIA
BUSINESS PROPOSAL.
Dear sir/madam,
RE: US$50 MILLION / INVESTMENT ADVICE
I am the wife to Ex-Nigerian(president)Head of State Late Gen. Sanni
Abacha who died on the 8th of June 1998. Sometime in 1998 before his death, he entrusted to me the sum of US$50 (Fifty Million United States Dollars) which we deposited with an organizaion which I will disclose to you later .This money was meant for the campaign of his
self-succession bid. Unfortunately he died before actualization of his aspiration.
This amount of $50M entrusted to me by my late husband due to the trust and confidence he had on for me as his wife.In agreement with the Abachas family,I write to solicit your assistance to transfer this sum of $50M to you for subsequent disbursement between you and us. We are soliciting for your assistance because the present Nigerian Government are freezing any bank account traceable to the Late Ex-Head of State's family and relatives.For your assistance, we have agreed to compensate you with 30% of the total sum while 70% is for us.The major part of ourshare of 70% shall be used for investment overseas.
Note that this transaction is 100% risk free as we have mapped out
strategies for a successful transaction with the organization, which I will disclose to you later.Please Endeavor to keep this transaction absolutely secret.This transaction is expected to be concluded within 10 working days If you are interested.I would want you to contact me immediately through my private and most confidential email
address(mariamabachaaa2009@yahoo.com)this is my confidential email
address.so i will need your name,tel,fax ,first three pages of international pasport and address so that i can know whom am dealing with.
Thank you for your anticipated kind understanding and urgent positive
response.
Best Regards,
DR. MRS. MARIAM ABACHA




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