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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "mariam abacha" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • drmariam7@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: drmariam11@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2005 23:29:13 -0700
Subject: Hajia Mariam Abacha

Dear friend,

I got your contacts through my personal research, and I
must say out of desperation too, I decided to reach you
through this
medium.
I will give you more information as to this issues when you
respond
back.

I want to repose great confidence in you, hence my approach
to you -
due
to security network placed on my day-to-day affairs, I
cannot afford to
visit the embassy, so that was why I decided to contact you
and I hope
you
will not betray my confidence in you.
I have deposited the sum of $28.6 Million Dollars with a
security firm

- whose name is witheld for now - until we open
communication. So,
please
send down your phone/fax number. I
shall be grateful if you could receive this fund into your
account for
safe-keeping.

This arrangement is known only to you and my son - Mustapha
alone! I
shall
accrue to you 30% of this fund. Please, I will want you to
know that
honesty
is the watch word in this transaction, I will greatly
appreciate if you
accept my proposal in good faith.
Endeavour to reply me through my confidential email
address:

drmariam7@hotmail.com

Please quick expedite action if you are willing to help me
and my
family
through.

Sincerely yours,

Hajia Mariam Abacha


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