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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!

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Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?muhammed=20abacha?= <muhammedabaacha@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: muhammedabaacha@myway.com
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 11:32:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Urgent Attention


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

As-salam alaikum,


I heartily solicit for your honest/Godly assistance to safe our soul.


Following the sudden death of my father General Sani Abacha the late former Nigeria head of state, in August 1998, I have been thrown into a state of utter confusion,frustration and hopelessness by the present civilian administration, I have been subjected to physical and psychological torture by the security agents in the country. As a child that is so aumatised,I have lost confidence with anybody within the country.


You must have heard over the media reports and the Internet on the recovery of various huge sums of money deposited by my father (General SaniAbacha) in different security firms abroad, some companies willingly give up their secrets and disclosed our money confidently lodged there or many out right blackmail. In fact the total sum discovered by the Government so far is in the tune of US$700. Million dollars. And they are not relenting to damage my family.


Further info.Website:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/564586.stm http://www.dawodu.com/ekwueme1.htm

http://www.afrol.com/articles/13746.


I got your contacts through my personal research, and out of desperation decided to reach you. I will give you more information as to this regard as soon as you reply. I repose great confidence in you hence my approach to you due to security network placed on my day affairs I cannot afford to visit the embassy so that is why I decided to contact you and I hope you will not betray my confidence in you.


My father deposited the sum of US$350.000.00 million dollars with a security firm in abroad in which I want you to clear at least US$50 million first so that you will use part of the fund to clear the remaining fund and the security deposit company have affiliate collecting centre all over the global. whose name is withheld for now until we open communication. I shall be grateful if you could accept to conclude this

transaction and keep this fund for safe keeping.


This arrangement is known to you , my mum Zainab and our Attorney alone,so our Attorney will deal directly with you as security is up my whole being.


I am seriously considering to settle down abroad in a friendly atmosphere like yours as soon as this fund get into your custody.


I will require your telephone and fax numbers so that i can forward them to me to enable you and me to communicate immediately.


Listen carefully, I not in doubt of what my late father did, but I want you to understand that present President (Gen. (Rtd)) Olusegun Obasanjo intentionally dealing with my family based on the political misunderstanding he had with my late father of the past.


Nigeria is a wealthy country and no Government since 1977 to this day that is not dubious, President (Gen. (Rtd)) Olusegun Obasanjo and his family today has syphoned the ecomony (fund) of this nation.


I hereby take you back to the history of this nation (Nigeria) from 1977 to this day and you will understand my point that President (Gen. (Rtd)) Olusegun Obasanjo purposely made up his mind to damage my family out of his share wickedness and of the fact that my father detained him for years before he as releases and became the president till today. I was once in power and can tell you everything about our rulers. None of them is innocent of louting money but i dont realy know why they so intrested in my family.Allah must judge them one day.


Please don't disclose this transaction to a third party for the good interest of my family and the safety of this business.


Call my direct line 234-8020679336 or



Email: muhammedabaacha@myway.com



Sincerely yours,


Mohammed M. Abacha

- muhammed abacha


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