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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "mariam abacha" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "sani 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.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • jerry_west903@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "Mariam Abacha" <mariamabacha901@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 22:33:48 +0000
Subject: RE:MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING.

FROM: MARIAM ABACHA
ASSALAM-U- ALIKUM
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, MOST BENEFICENT AND MERCIFUL. MAY PEACE OF ALMIGHTY
ALLAH AND HIS BLESSING BE UPON EVERY ONE OF US. OH OUR LORD SENDS YOUR HELP
AND
BLESSING UPON US FROM THE SKY SO IT SHALL BE WELL WITH US FROM NOW TILL THE
DAY OF JUDGMENT. ALL BLESSING IS FROM ALLAH; BLESS US FOR ALL OUR NEEDS
BECAUSE YOU ARE
MOST BENEFICIENT (AMEN)
DEAR FRIEND,
I AM MARIAN ABACHA. MY HUSBAND LATE GENERAL SANI ABACHA WAS THE FORMER
MILLITARY HEAD OF STATE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA. HE DIED IN 1998,
WHILE ON THE MANTLE OF POWER. HIS SUCCESSOR GENERAL ABDULSALAMI ABUBAKAR DID
NOT INCARCCERATE US (GENERAL ABACHAS' FAMILY) BUT THING TIRED SOUR FOR US
WHEN THE PRESENT CIVILLIAN PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA CAME TO POWER ON MAY 29TH
1999. IN THE FIRST PLACE THE PRESENT PRESIDENT IS A CHRISTIAN, AND HIS FIRST
ACTION ON ASSUMPTION OF
OFFICE WAS TO HOLD US HOSTAGE IN OUR HOUSE, SEIZE OUR TELEPHONES, CONFISCATE
OUR PROPERTIES, CLOSE OUR VARIOUS BANK ACCOUNTS IN NIGERIA AND ABROAD AND
REGULATE THE NUMBER OF VISITORS WHO SELDOMLY COME TO FELICITATE WITH US.
PRESENTLY, I AM WRITING YOU FROM MY PRISON ROOM(HOUSE ARREST) IN
LAGOS-NIGERIA FOR THIS REASON THAT I WANT YOU TO HELP ME WITH UTMOST
CONFIDENTIALITY. I WANT TO SECRETLY TELL YOU THAT I DEPOSITED $68M
(SIXTY-EIGHT MILLION U.S DOLLARS) IN A VERY BIG BANK
IN LONDON WITH THE NAME ALHAJI ABDULAZEEZ IDRIS AND THE GENERAL MANAGER OF
THE BANK HAS HELPED ME TO HIDE AWAY THE LEDGER BOOK.AND THE ONE THAT I
DEPOSITED IN SWITZEALAND HAVE JUST DESCOVERED LAST TWO MOUTHY I AM CONFUSE
ON WANT TO DO TO SEE THAT THEY DID NOT DISCOVER THIS.PLEASE ALL I NEED FROM
YOU IS YOUR MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING.I WANT TO SINCERELY PLEAD WITH YOU TO WORK
TOGETHER
WITH MY LAWYER BARRISTER JERRY WEST IN THE FOLLOWING WAY:-BY SENDING YOUR
FULL
NAME/YOUR ADDRESS AND YOUR PERSONAL PHONE AND FAX
NUMBERS TO MY LAWYER BARRISTER OSAGE JOHN FOR EASY
AND CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION BOTH OF YOU WILL
ARRANGE TOTRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT FROM
LONDON THROUGH TELEGRAPHIC
TRANSFER. I HAVE INSTRUCTED THE LAWYER TO GIVE 20% OF
THE $68M FOR ALL THE EFFORT YOU WILL MAKE TOWARDS THE REALIZATION OF THIS
TRANSFER. 10% WILL BE FOR THE EXPENSES THAT WILL BE INCURRED IN THE COURSE
OF THE TRANSFER AND 70% WILL BE FOR MY FAMILY AND ME. MY SISTER WILL BE
WITH YOU IMMEDIATELY THE MONEY IS TRANSFERRED. PLEASE, CONSIDER THIS VERY
WELL
AND HELP ME BECAUSE THIS IS MY FAMILY HOPE TOP SECRECY IS REQUIRED. I
WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT IT IS RISK FREE ENTERPRISE. MAY THE ALMIGHTY ALLAH
BLESS YOU.
BEST REGARDS,
MARIAM ABACHA.
NOTE: BARRISTER JERRY WEST WILL BE GIVING ME AN
UPDATE ON YOUR
DISCUSSIONS.
PLEASE CONTACT MY ATTORNEY THROUGH THIS E-MAIL
ADDRESS: jerry_west903@yahoo.co.uk
MUTUAL UNDSANDING PLZ.

NB:PLEASE NOTE THAT I QUITE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A LOT OF SCAMMERS IN
AFRICAN BUT DO NOT LOOK ON THOSE UNDESIREABLE ELEMENT AN FORGET TO RENDER
ASSISTANCE TO THE NEED ONE.I HAVE BEEN TAKING MY TIME TO LOOK FOR YOUR EMAIL
ADDRESS SO THAT IT WILL BE EASY FOR ME.AND YOU HAVE TO KNOW THAT I AM THE
REALY PERSON THAT YOU ARE DEILING WITH, IT IS 100%FREE RISK.





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