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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "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.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • moha_abacha1968@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?abacha=20mohammed?= <moha_abacha1968@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 09:31:51 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: URQENT TRANSACTION HELP !


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: moha_abacha1968@yahoo.co.uk

tn: Chairman/President.

Dear Sir/Madam.

PLEASE I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANT TO TRANSFER THIS FUND.

I am Mohammed Abacha the elder son of the former late president of Nigeria,General

Sani Abacha. who was posioned through apply fruit, but thanks to God, I have been able to

discover a documents of deposit of funds.



Well dear friend, I need your assistance in transferring some of the money into your account, because the government is making plans to seize some of them,as they did to other top Government officials in the past. The amount is $30 million in a Security Abroad. All that is needed is for me to instruct the company/firm to transfer the funds to your account, I will remunerate you with 20% of the total funds transferred to your vital bank account as compensation for your assistance,

To indicate your interest, contact me immediately. All the legal information concerning this Money will be sent to you as soon as we agree together. So I will get my private attorney to get you the needed information. If this proposal satisfies you, please contact me immediately with your full names, telephone and fax numbers to enable my lawyer to contact you.He shall handle this transaction from beginning to the end on my behalf.

Looking forward to do business with you.

Thanks for your cooperation.

Best Regard.

Mohammed Abacha




- abacha mohammed

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