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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:
  • "mariam abacha" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned 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: Mariam Abacha <mariam_abach003@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 01:23:21 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Your sincere and urgent assistance pls


Dear Love,

I am Mrs Mariam Abacha, wife of Nigeria former military head of state, General Sanni Abacha who died in August, 1998. Since after his death, it has not been easy with me and my children by the presure from the present government.

Some of the mony he left behind which should have used for the upkeeping of our children and myself had been been confiscated by the government and to make matters worst, our movement is restricted as some of our travelling document have been sized just to purnish us for the resentment the had for my husband while he was in power.

I am writing soliciting your help to invite you to come to cotonou republic of benin, west africa to remove on our behalf [$25,000,000] which was deposited there in security by my late husband, all the relevant documents for the claiming of the luggage from the security house in benin are intact with me, and my lawyer will be there to meet with you for the collection as soon as we hear from you. I and my elderly son (Ahmed) are ready to consider the percentage you may want to collect for assisting us.

pls i request your sincere and urgent reply while keeping it confidential for my sake as this is the only hope for our sustainance.

Sincerely yours

Mrs Mariam Abacha



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