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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: "Vivan Abah" <vivanabah_1@sympatico.ca>
Reply-To: vivanabah@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 00:10:51 +0000
Subject: DEAR BELOVED FRIEND

Dear Friend,


I presume this letter will come to you as a suprise,but as things unfold,we
will know each other better and how I got your contact.I will start by
introducing myself to you, I am Mrs Vivan abah the wife of Chief Jackson
Gaius abah, the Group Managing Director and Chief Executive of Nigeria
National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) I am very sure that you will be of a
Good Assistance after carefully reading my letter. For many years of
Marriage now between me and my husband, I have not given Birth, and this has
really troubled my Husband.This is as a result of so much respect attached
to local Tradition Culture and Custom in there community. And now my husband
is Dead, In short to be sincere and Honest with you, with the present
situation of things now, I am being treaten daily by my Husband Family to
get me out from the House.

My husband parents and brothers are not left out in this matter.This
situation has really affected me psychologically, most of the time I am in
the church to pray and rest myself, because there is no room for rest in my
own home again. As I am writing to you now, I am no longer assured of a
matrimonial Home, hence I seek for your urgent assistance and help me out,
which I know will go a long way in geting me settled Down Finally.

I want to use this Oportunity,since my Husband family are Trying to
abandoned me because of childlessness,to move this amount of (US$15Million
us Dollars into your custody for safe keeping,pending my Arrival in your
country.

Be informed that this said amount was given to my Husband as gratification
from some Foreign oil companies he helped in securing Allocation for the
Drilling of Crude Oil in Nigeria. As a civil servant then,he does not want
to be esposed, so he gave me this Money to keep in my personal account, this
was when the going was okay between us,so that he can exonerate himself from
the eyes of Government security operatives and the civil service commission
(CSC) which is the body that scrutinizes the activities of all civil ser
vants in Nigeria as checks and balances for official misconduct. Please i
need your urgent assistance because my husband family are Trying to take all
i and my husbnad has labourd for and throw me out of the house, please don't
let this happen to me come and save me out of this truouble and i will be
forever be geatfull to you. To be sincere and honest with you,this Money is
never connected with Drugs, Money Laundry, firearms and looting,which I
beleive might put fears in you and consequently withdrawing your help for
security reasons.

Hence the source of this said money is clean and clear. This money was
Deposited in my personal Domicillary Account and I have discussed with MY
LAWYER , my intention to transfer the money out of Nigeria and he promise to
render to me all the Assistance I needed to transfer the Money out of
Nigeria. All I need now is for you to send me your Full Informations, As
well as Your Full Banking Details, Your Tele Phone and Fax Number, to enable
my Lawyer apply for Foreign Exchange at the Federal Ministry of Finance with
Your Name as the Beneficiary of the Fund.This is how my bank has planned
it,to avoid any suspicion from our Apex Bank. Be rest assured that this
transaction is 100% risk free, As soon as I receive your response and your
willingness to help as regards to his I will Furnish you on the Next line of
action to take immediately

Note, That as soon as the money is successfully transfered into your
account, I will start coming to meet you in your country.I Promise to
compensate you very well at the successful end, this is the Gurantee I am
giving you from my Heart of Heart

Be informed According to my Lawyer this Transaction will not last more than
7 working Bank days and it will be concluded because every Necessary/Vital
arrangements has been put in place, take Note. Your Negative or Positive
response will be highly Appreciated by me,Thanks and GodBless your Family.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs Vivan Abah


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