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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: "AFFAIRS HOME" <homeaffairfam@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 19:16:04 +0000
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP

Dear Sir/Madam,

This letter is not intended to cause any embarrassement but just to contact
your esteem self following the knowledge of your high repute and trust
worthyness.
I am Mohammed Abacha, the son of the late Nigeria Head of State who died on
the 8th of June 1998. If you are conversant with world news, you would
understand better, while I got your contacts through my personal reseach.
Please, I need your assistance to make this happend and please, do not
undermine it because it will also be a source of up liftment to you also.
You have absolute notthing to loose in assisting us instead, you have so
much to gain.

The then Head of State General Sani Abacha, transferred the money through a
Labanese businessman, Chagoury and a Jewish businessman, Mark Rissar to a
bank accounts overseas, instead, he used PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
(PIN) and declared the contents as Bearer Bonds and treasury Bills. Also the
firm issued him with a certificate of deposit of the consignment notes,
which I have these informaion in my custody now.

You must have heard over the media reports and the internet on the recovery
of various huge sums of money deposited by my late father in different Banks
and security firms abroad. Some of these banks and security firms willingly
gave/divulge their banking secretes and disclosed to the present civilian
administration of chief Olusegun Obasanjo, about my family's cash lodgement
and monetary transactions with them.

Please my dear, I repose great confidence in you and I hope you will not
betray my confidence in you. I have secretly deposited the sum of
$30,000,000.00 with a security firm abroad whose name is withheld for now
until we open communications. The money is contained in a metal box
consignment with security Deposit Number 009GM.

I shall be grateful if you could receive this fund into your Bank account
for safekeeping. This arrangement is known to you and my younger brother
(Abbas) only. So, I will deal directly with you. I am proposing a 20% share
of the fund to you for your kind assistance. I shall provide for you all the
documents of the fund deposit with the security firm, and raise a power of
attorney to enable you claim and receive this fund into your bank account. I
have done a thorough home work and finetune the best way to create you as
the beneficiary to the fund and effect the transfer accordingly. Is rest
assured that the modalities I have resolved to finalize the entire project
guarantees our safety and the successful transfer of the funds so, you will
be absolutely right when you say that this project is risk free and viable.
If you are capable and willing to assist, contact me at once via email with
following details:

1. YOUR FULL NAME:

2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS:

3. POSTAL ADDRESS:

4. Age

5. Occupation

Also this transaction demands absolute confidentiality. On no condition must
you disclose it to anybody inrespective of your relation with the person.
Remember, Loose lips sinks ship. I am looking forward to your urgent and
positive response via my email address :abachamoha@netscape.net

Best Regards,

Mohammed Abacha.


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