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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: mariam aba <mrsmariam_mb7@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: mabacha010@yahoo.co.in
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 03:36:47 -0800 (PST)
Subject: PLEA FROM.....MRS. MARIAM ABACHA.(For the family)


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: mrsmariam_mb7@yahoo.ca

PLEA FROM.....MRS. MARIAM ABACHA.(For the family)

Abacha Family home guard,

Plot b1 General .Sani Abacha Rd,

Pink Estate, Sabogari,

Kano State Nig.


Dear Sir/Madam,


I am Dr. Mrs. Mariam Abacha, the widow of the late General Sanni Abacha former Nigerian Military Head of State who died mysteriously as a result of Cardiac Arrest. Since after my husband’s death, my family is under restriction of movement and that notwithstanding, we are being molesting; policing and our Bank Account home and abroad are being frozen by some of my husband business associates and the Nigerian Civilian Government.


Furthermore, my elder son who has just been released from detention by the Nigerian Government after much interrogation about my husband’s assets and some vital document with him. Following the recent discovery of my husbands Bank Account by the Nigerians Government with Swiss Bank in which the huge sum of US$700 Million and Dutch 450 Million was logged and now looting for your perusal you can verify it through this web site http:

www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/2000/27/swiss.html

http:www.nigeriafirst.org/printer_378.shtml

http:www.jubilee2000uk.org/worldnews/africa/court_uk_ahead_abacha_loot.htm.


I therefore decided to contact you in confidence as i was fully confused about your transparency that you are capable of helping me without disappointing to get this fund out side my country for safety before my government get it frozen so that i and my family can have some thing to carry on our living in the near future, than non, i decide to contact you as a matter of urgency to move out

this sum of US$40 Million Dollars, which was secret and is sealed in two Metal Boxes for security reasons and secretly moved to a safe security firm out side my country for safety and no one knows about it except my Family LAYWER.


I personally therefore appeal to you seriously and religiously for your urgent assistant to move this money into your country where I believe it will be safe haven since I cannot leave the country due to the restriction movement imposed on the members of my family by the Nigerian Government, my family Lawyer will meet with you in the security company where this consignment was deposited awaiting clearance. Once you indicate your interest to assist me in this matter, below is my family Lawyer direct email address together with his Chambers address, so that with my instruction and directive he will arrange with you for face to face meeting out side my country in order to liaise with you towards effective completion of this transaction since my movement is restricted and my telephone conversation is being monitored.


However, all document of claim is highly in place as this money was moved out of the country in the secret vault through a security company to abroad as diamond wrist watches and pendants consignments and as soon as you indicate your interest to help me out for the claim as the original beneficiary in order not to be suspicious by any one, my Family Lawyer shall send you all the vital documents to enable you file the claim of the consignments.


Conclusively, i have agreed to offer you 30% of the total sum for your honesty and humanity kind gesture, Please reply urgently and for security reason treat with absolute confidentiality and sincerity, Thank you for your kind gesture.

I believe this will be a beginning of a long business relationship between your family and my family.


My kind regards,

Dr. Mrs. Mariam Abacha,

For the family.


NB: Please for more directives and security reason contact me

through my family LAWYER: Barrister Frank Anderson, Email:

lawfirmatcountjustice@yahoo.co.in

- mariam aba


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