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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: "Mariam Aisha Abacha" <mariamaishabacha@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 16:44:41 +0100
Subject: Respond as soon as possible

Dear Sir/madam
 
Compliments of the season.
 
My name is Mariam Aisha Abacha, wife of the Late Nigerian Head of State, General Sani Abacha, who died on the 8th of June 1998.
 
I currently have the sum of Sixty Million United States Dollars (US$60,000,000:00) cash in vaults under the care of a Security Company out side Nigeria and I have in my possession, the Personal Identification Numbers (PIN) Code for the claims and my attorney has finalized arrangement with a Bank to receive the funds and make a Bank to Bank transfer to your account if you are willing to work with me.
 
The Nigerian Government, under the leadership of my late husband's enemy and political prisoner Obasanjo, has insisted on probing my Family's financial resources and has recently seized all the known family's funds both home and abroad with the assistance of Credite Suisse Bank Switzerland.

You can read more about the frozen money by visiting the below websites:

http://people.africadatabase.org/en/profile/1992.html
http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Sani_Abacha
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4124328,00.html
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_22_101/ai_87210843

However, they cannot trace these funds because it was lodged in a security company and not a bank and to be safer, I am compelled to diversify this inheritance into investments of value as an anonymous investor under your supervision if only you will comply with me.
 
If you are interested in assisting me, please send me a mail so we can conclude on the modalities. I am offering you 30% of the total amount for your kind assistanc e and cooperation. Please reply back with all your contact particulars such as your address, telephone and fax numbers so that
my attorney will get in touch with you.
 
Kindly, treat as confidential and urgent. Thanking you in advance for your understanding and expected cooperation.
 
Have a pleasant week and remain blessed.
 
Best regards,

 

 
Mariam Aisha Sanni-Abacha.

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