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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: "mallam kabiru" <mallamkmohammed@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 12:03:30 +0000
Subject: MALLAM KABIRU MUHAMMED!!!

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 mallam kabiru muhammed the personnel assistant to 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 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,i mallam kabiru muhammed
and my boss Abacha muhammed only. So, I will deal directly with you. I am
proposing a 30% 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 email abachamuhammed1@netscape.net

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 .

Best Regards,

Mallam Kabiru Mohammed

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 mallam kabiru muhammed the personnel assistant to 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 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,i mallam kabiru muhammed
and my boss Abacha muhammed only. So, I will deal directly with you. I am
proposing a 30% 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 email abachamuhammed1@netscape.net

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 .

Best Regards,

Mallam Kabiru Mohammed

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 mallam kabiru muhammed the personnel assistant to 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 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,i mallam kabiru muhammed
and my boss Abacha muhammed only. So, I will deal directly with you. I am
proposing a 30% 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 email abachamuhammed1@netscape.net

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 .

Best Regards,

Mallam Kabiru Mohammed


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