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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: "mrsabach101" <mrsabach101@terra.com.mx>
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 17:00:47 -0600
Subject: Dear Joop,please help with this issue



Reply to both e-mail id please: ubachambers@o2.pl
mrsabacha206@myway.com
Dear Joop,

It is with hope that I write to seek your help in the context below.I am Mariam Abacha, wife of Nigeria's former head of state; Late General Sani Abacha, whose sudden death occurred on the 8th of June 1998 while in office. Since his death the entire family has been thrown into a state of utter confusion, frustration and hopelessness by the present civilian administration.

The security agents have subjected our family to physical and psychological torture,with my first son(Mohammed Abacha) presently out of detention and myself under serious security watch by the Government. You must have heard over the media reports on the recovery of various sums of money deposited by my late husband with various security firms/banks. Some companies willingly gave up their secret and disclosed our money confidentialy lodged there, or many through outright blackmail.

Infact the total sum discovered by the government so far is in the tune of US$700 Million(seven hundred million USD) and they are not relenting in thier efforts to seize all our assets both home and abroad. I came in contact with your name and address in a website and would want to have good confidence in you.

I would want you to assist us the (abacha family) in receiving into our custody( for safety) the sum of US$25.5Million(twenty-five million five hundred thousand USD) willed and deposited safely in our private company name/favour(omega group of companies limited) by my late husband. This money is currently kept in Safe Deposit Box(SDB) at a security firm located in Europe,but i will only disclose the name of the company unless am sure i can trust you to help us and also keep this secret.Also,we have another deposite of $7.3million(seven million three hundered usd)in a banke here in nigeria both deposites are safe as the deposites are not in our names but our secret company name.
First if you agree to help us,we shall start with the $7.3million(seven million three hundered thousand usd)deposited with a commercial bank here, so that we dont loose all.and as soon as we conclude with that,without any disappointment from you,i shall instruct my family lawyer to disclose the company that has the US$25.5Million(twenty-five million five hundred thousand USD) and we can also have you help us with that. I have also agreed to give you 30% of the whole fund.
As it is legally required,the administration of my late husband's property is under the authority of the family's Lawyer (Attorney) BARR.YUNUS LUSTAZ USMAN.The investigative teams set up by the present civilian government have submitted their report after freezing almost all our accounts.But due to that fact that he BARR.YUNUS LUSTAZ USMAN,is also under wathched by the government,you will be dealing directly with Barr James Uba Who has all the information you will need.

Fortunately, our family lawyer had secretly protected the personal will of my husband from the notice of the investigators and has strictly advised that the US$25.5 Million and $7.3million(seven million three hundered thousand usd) should be urgently moved to an overseas account of any trustworthy but ANNONYMOUS foreign family friend without delay, for security reasons.All our traveling papers have been seized by the Government thereby preventing us from travelling and all the local and international outfit of our business empire seized. This sum of money is our only hope to put things back in order. We are luck that the two deposite was made in the name of our privet company name the omega group of companies limited.

The security company has equally guaranteed 100% risk-free and smooth clearance of the fund. If you are interested in assisting me get back to me using the above email then i shall ask our lawyer to contact you so as to tell you what to do,and also a staff of the bank here where the $7.3million(seven million three hundered usd) has also agreed to help with the transfer of the funds outside the country since it was note deposited in the Abacha's names but a company name.

For obvious security reasons, it is imperative that you keep all our communication very secret.At the moment as we are being placed under serious security watch by the government. All our travel papers and bank documents have been seized by them. Do not mention my family,s name or disclose the transaction to anybody. If you are not interested in assisting me, please respond to this quikly as time is of the essence.and also you can help by putting us in prayer as we can not loose all my late husband had to the government.

Please send your reply to my confidential e-mail id ,as this is known.(mrsabacha206@myway.com),Also copy your mails to my family attorney Barr James Uba (ubachambers@o2.pl)you will be dealing directly with him as he has all information and authority to aid you help us.
Please note that this is risk free as your involvement will not put you into any problems as the funds are not deposited in our family names but in the name of a company,so you will be introduced as the beneficiary of the funds and with the help of the executive direct of the bank here,the transfer will be done.
Please visit any of the selcted wedsite for publications and confirmation my predicament.
http://community.nigeria.com/nspace/swiss_to_give_up_abachs_loot_hoopty_doo
http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_1451628,00.html
http://www.bobminton.org/mintonjq.htm
Please i need an assurance that you will not disappoint us by runnig away with the funds when it is transfered to you,Best Regards and God blees you as i await your urgent respond.

Hajia Mariam Abacha
(FOR THE ABACHA FAMILY)
Reply to :ubachambers@o2.pl
mrsabacha206@myway.com

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