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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:
  • "sani abacha" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "FRANK MILLER" <fmiller_esq@msn.com>
Reply-To: adminlawyers@justice.com
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 16:09:21 +0000
Subject: GOOD OFFER

ALHAJI MOHAMMED ABACHA.

2/8 GIDADO DRIVE,GRA KANO

STATE. NIGERIA

Attention: Mohammed.

Assalam Alaekum.

This business proposal to you is strictly
confidential, with due respect.
Sorry at this perceived confusion or stress you may
have receiving this
letter from me, Since we have not known ourselves or
met previously. Despite
that, I am constrained to write you this letter
because of the urgency of
it.By way of self introduction, I am Alhaji Mohammed
Abacha the son of the
late General sani abacha.

check out websites:

Please view this sites and read the content carefully,
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/468903.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2492425.stm
http://www.onlinenigeria.com/links/adv.asp?blurb=99

Two weeks ago, I received a message from my fathers
P.A abroad,that my late
father deposited U.S $35.5 Million cash with this
company. It has therefore,
become very necessary and urgent to contact someone, a
foreigner like you to
help me receive/secure these funds overseas in
areliable bank Account and
to help invest it on our behalf as well, till when i
will be able to come to
your country and meet you.

These funds have been kept by the P.A ever since the
death of my father,with
a promise to him that he(the P.A) will give it to me
later on). I have had
several telephone discussions with the the P.A,who has
express willingness
to help me and also to fulfill is promise.

This is why I have contacted you to help save my
family and I, receive these
funds on our behalf. But, you would need to give me
sufficient assurance
that if you help me, you would not divert the funds.

My family and I have resolved to give you 10% of the
total sum for your
assistance while the remaining 90% will remain and
also be invested on
behalf of my family.

please, I have reposed my confidence in you and i hope
you will not
disappoint me. I look forward to your urgent
response,including your private
phone / mobile Number and also your fax Number for
easier communication.



Stay blessed.

Wassalam.

Alhaji Mohammed Abacha

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