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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)
  • "sani abacha" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: "Mariam Abacha" <m_abacha1@msn.com>
Reply-To: mmrsmariamabachazzz2000@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 11:28:43 +0000
Subject: From Mrs Mariam Abacha

ABACHA’S FAMILY ESTATE

ESTATE DEVELOPER & CONSULTANTS


ATTENTION



Dear;

I am delighted to write this letter to you hoping that you will understand
my predicament and answer back without hesitation. I am MRS.MARIAM ABACHA
wife of the late Nigerian Head of State GENERAL SANI ABACHA. I got your
contact through business inquires from the chamber of commerce as I was
making contact for a Honest foreigner who will help save my life and my
children, hence our country has been frustrating to us since the death
of my husband.



I am in possession of $35,000.000 (THIRTY FIVE MILLION U.S DOLLARS) which I
want to invest in your country. For your clarification and understanding,
this money is in a truck box which was deposited with a security company
indisguise as a family treasure DIAMOND AND GOLD since 5th of May 1999. it
is not an ill gotten wealth rather it was WILLED to me by my late husband.
On your acceptance to render this assistance to me, I will instruct the
security company to effect the change of ownership of this fund to your name
as the bona-fide owner/my next of kin to enable you retrieve the fund since
the box can not be moved out of our country by the family's name.



It is very important that you forward to me your full name ,your private
telephone and fax numbers/occupation,to enable me send all relevant
documents pertaining the deposit of this fund to you. Bear in mind that this
transaction demands absolute confidentiality because all
properties,assets and bank accounts both local and international bearing the
ABACHA'S
family name, are been confiscated by the Already elected civilian President
of Nigeria so called (President Olusegun Obasanjo)hence I will not want to
be exposed this is to aviod losing the money.



For your knowledge, 20% of this fund $35,000.000 (THIRTY FIVE MILLION U.S
DOLLARS) will be given to you if you assist me to secure this fund and
another 10% has set aside for all the expenses you might incur during the
process of securing this fund. Example: TELEPHONE/FAX BILLS and any other
miscellaneous expenses. And bear in mind that this is the only remaining
fund for the survival of my family. Nevertheless if you are in any reason
not intrested in this proposal kindly inform me so that i will start to look
for another reliable contact

Thanks as I wait for your immediate response


Yours truly.



Dr.MRS MARIAM ABACHA.

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