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

Fraud email example:

From: "DR. MRS. MARIAM ABACHA" <m_aba30@msn.com>
Reply-To: mrgeorgekelly@lycos.nl
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 00:22:21 +0000
Subject: HELP HELP HELP

ATLAS OIL NIGERIA LIMITED,
(A Subsidiary of Abacha Real Estates).
>From the Desk of Her Excellency,
Dr.Mrs.Maryam Abacha.
C/O:MR.GEORGE KELLY.
E-mail: mrgeorgekelly@lycos.nl

Dear Friend,
This might seem very deplorable for a person that you do not know but as the
title implies I am in urgent need of your sincere Help, I am Dr Mrs Maryam
Abacha, wife of the late General Sani Abacha.
I am contacting you due to the present situation as regards the special
panel set up by the present democratic administration in my country
(Nigeria) under the anti-corruption law passed mainly to recover what they
(Government) termed "Abacha's looted money".This law is yet another smear
campaign aimed mainly to frustrate, humiliate, dismember and widen the
scope of hatred to our family. A personal vendetta by President Obasanjo who
was jailed by my husband's Government for plotting a coup d 'etat against
his administration.
This highly calculated attempt by this administration cum Swiss government
through bi-lateral relationship has taken away from us over US$1.4billion in
Switzerland. The rampaging situation in our accounts abroad has yielded to
the barbaric pressure and just last month we were squished out of another
US$395m and all this funds can be ascertained independently.
This government is bent on destroying our family.You may be aware that my
son (Mohammed), heir apparent to the family just got out of prison after 3
years of detention. Therefore, I am soliciting for genuine partners that I
can invest the family fortune that is
scattered all over the world.

I am in possession of $24,000,000 (TWENTY FOUR MILLION U.S DOLLARS) in a
Security Company that I intend to invest abroad through your assistance. For
the purpose of investment in areas of your interest, contact me as a
handsome reward of 25%of the total sum awaits you, subject to our
negotiation and agreement.
You can contact me via my e-mail for security reason for further details for
now. In the event of you not being interested in this proposal, endeavor to
keep this highly confidential.

Reply this letter urgently through my trustee E-mail addresse:
mrgeorgekelly@lycos.nl and call him on his private line :(+31-633735257).
because I have already inform him about the step I want to use to take this
money out of the shore of Africa and to avoid us losing this money since it
is the only remaining fund left for the survival of my family.
Thanks for your anticipated co-operation.

Yours sincerely,
DR.MARYAM ABACHA.
My Trustee Email Address: mrgeorgekelly@lycos.nl
Phone Number:(+31-633735257).


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