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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: "james susan" <james_susan@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: susan-33@myway.com
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 02:03:55 +0000
Subject: Urgent !!

Urgent !!

Dear, Sir / mma

Good Day to you, I know my letter coming to you unknowingly will not be
a surprise to you.


Actually it was not my most intention to disclose this to any body but
due
to the situation of things I have no other choice than to ask for your
most
favorable help.


First of all, I will like to briefly tell you who I am, and the reason
why I
have contacted you in these manners.



[My Names is Susan Ken James]
The daughter of [Mr. Ken James] the former protocol officer to the late
Nigeria President, General SANI ABACHA


Who died in his office as a result of cardiac arrest, after his death
the
federal government of Nigeria find out that [General Saniabacha] have
invested a lot out side the country with Nigerian fund and have looted
a
lot
of money to foreign banks, like zoo reach bank in Swaziland

And which the federal government turned against the family of the late
Sani
Abacha to provide all the fund that he have looted from the government
and
which more was still located in deferent countries bank on the name's
of
his
wife Miriam Abacha and his son's
Abraham Abacha, which is the second son of Sani Abacha, all of them was
jailed by the federal government and the wife mariam is the only person
that
the federal governments kept on house arrest up to date and have not
released her.


But my father, as the protocol officer of Late GENERAL SANI ABACHA he
was
jailed by the federal government for good [9 years] and was restricted
from
communication both side, his family and friends. And I am the only
Daughter
of my father, my mother Mrs. Ken James is on sick bed for over 2 years
now
and no treatment is responding on her all because of shuck and all she
have
passed through



As God will have it, one of the former security officer of my father,
came
to me last week and ask me to go to my fathers safe box and open it,
that he
have something there
And which I did not ignore him and went to the safe box after taking
the
key
from my sick mother, and found out some original documents whort of
money
and which was indicating that the sum of [$15,000.000.00usd] fifteen
million
usd was deposited in a security company in Asia country on behalf of
the

Late President, first son [Jamal Abacha] who died on a plane accident
in
the
year 19 91 and since then all the documents still remain in the safe
and

have not make out for another beneficiary. To go for the claim of the
money
after the death of the young man and the security company agreement
letter
which is in my father's safe box, was that the beneficiary of the said
fund
deposited under their care should contact them with all legal covering
documents to indicate that he is the right beneficiary of the funds
consignment.


Right now, I have handed over all the legal covering documents to my
father's personal lawyer, Barrister, Fred Jones. Who will make all the
legal
changing of names on the documents with yours as soon as you get back
indicating your interest on this confidential business transaction, so
that
you can be able to stand as the legal beneficiary and confirm to the
security company all legal requirements as the said beneficiary of the
fund?
So that they can be able to release the fund and transfer it to any of
your
personal account, then I shall talk with you where to meet each other,
for
the sharing of the fund, and which I will like to invest my own part in
your
country and will like you to assist me fly out my mother to the best
hospital where she will cured for her illness


As soon as you indicated your interest on this transaction kindly
forward me
all your contacts details to reach you
As well as your personal banking information's so that I can forward it
to
my lawyer, to start working on the documentations immediately.


I am expecting your urgent response as soon as possible

Please get back to my private e-mail:



ALL I NEED IS YOUR ASSISTANCE AND YOU WILL NOT REGREAT IT AT THE END


Best regards
Susan Ken James


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