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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: "ibrahim mohammed" <ibrahimmohammed25@msn.com>
Reply-To: ibrahimmohammed1@jmaail.co.za
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 02:37:51 +0000
Subject: FROM IBRAHIM MOHAMMED ABACHA

FROM IBRAHIM MOHAMMED ABACHA
TO THE CHAIRMAN/CEO MR.
DEAR SIR/MADAM,

YOU MAY BE SURPRISE TO RECEIVE THIS VERY MAIL MESSAGE FROM
ME, SINCE IT IS COMING FROM SOMEBODY YOU HAVE NOT MET
BEFORE BUT HOWEVER I HAVE PERSONALLY DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU
AS A FAMILY AND WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE ALMIGHTY GOD TO HELP
I AND MY MOTHER.

MY NAME IS IBRAHIM MOHAMMED ABACHA, SON OF THE LATE
NIGERIAN HEAD OF STATE ( GENERAL SANI ABACHA) WHO DIED ON
AN ACTIVE SERVICE. I AM 33 YEARS OLD. EVER SINCE THE DEATH
OF MY FATHER THE PRESENT ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN
FRUSTRATING OUR FAMILY FOR NO JUST CAUSE AND THEY HAVE BEEN
MAKING THINGS VERY DIFFICULT US.

THEY SEIZE ALL MY FATHER’S PROPERTIES AND ALL ACCOUNT
FROZEN, MY MOTHER HAS BEEN ON HOUSE ARREST FOR NO JUST
CAUSE.BUT THE FEDRAL GOVERMENT DID NOT KNOW THAT MY FATHER
DEPOSITED THE SUM OF US$40 MILLION IN EUROPE.

PLEASE I WANT YOU TO ASSIST ME BY DEPOSITING THE MONEY INTO
YOUR ACCOUNT,THE SECURITY COMPANY WHERE THE FUND IS NOW
CURRENTLY LYING HAS ADVISE US TO RELOCATE THE FUND BEFORE
PEOPLE AND THE PRESENT ADMINISTRATION WILL KNOW ABOUT IT.

PLEASE I WANT YOU TO HELP ME BY SAFE GUARDING THE FUND
SINCE OUR LAWYER HAS ADVISE THAT HE WILL TRY HIS BEST AS TO
MAKE SURE WE RECEIVE THE FUND THROUGH THE SECURITY COMPANY
IN EUROPE PLEASE I WANT YOU TO ASSIST US WITH AN ACCOUNT
WHERE THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFERRED.

PLEASE I AND MY MOTHER HAVE AS WELL COLLECTIVELY AGREED TO
REWARD YOU WITH 35% OF THE TOTAL FUND IF ONLY YOU WILL BE
WILLING TO ASSIST, AS YOU MAY UNDERSTAND THAT THIS
TRANSACTION IS HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL AND VERY URGENT.

I DO NOT WANT ANY BODY IN NIGERIA TO HEAR ABOUT THIS. THE
NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT HAS CLOSED MY LATE FATHER’S LOCAL AND
FOREIGN ACCOUNT.

PLEASE I DO NOT WANT THEM TO RECOVER THIS FUND, AND THIS IS
WHY I HAVE PERSONALLY DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU IF YOU CAN
ASSIST US SAFE THE FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

YOU CAN JUST VIST THIS WEBSITE TO SEE.
http://www.usafricaonline.com/abachaloot.html
PLEASE CALL ME TO KNOW IF YOU ARE WILLING TO HELP US.

I AWAIT YOUR CALL.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS
IBRAHIM ABACHA…..
ibrahimmohammed1@jmail.co.za


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