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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "mariam abacha" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348034401702 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • barr_davidobi3@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.David Obi" <drdavidobi33@msn.com>
Reply-To: barr_davidobi3@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2006 12:04:05 +0000
Subject: Dr. Mrs. Mariam Abacha

Dr. Mrs. Mariam Abacha
C/o BarristerDavid Bello
Attn: The President/C.E.O.
Reply to my private email:(barr_davidobi3@yahoo.com)
private Number :234-803-440-1702
Dear Sir,
I salute you in the name of most high God ( ALLAH). I am Mrs. Mariam Abacha,
the widow of the late Gen. Sani Abacha former Nigerian Military Head of
State who died mysteriously as a result of Cardiac Arrest.Since my husband’s
death, my family has been under restriction of movement and that
notwithstanding, we are being molested and constantly under watch by the
seemingly agents, above all, our Bank accounts here and abroad have been
frozen by the Nigeria Civilian Govt. Furthermore, my eldest son in detention
by the Nigerian Government for more interrogation about my husband’s assets
and some vital documents.


Following the recent discovery of my husband’s bank account by the Nigerian
Government with my son’s bank in which a huge sum of US $600 million and
Dutch, Mark 450 million was lodge and 1.6Billion Pounds Sterling belonging
to my late husband was seized by the Government of Nigeria. I therefore wish
to personally appeal to you seriously and religiously for your urgent
assistance to transfer the sum of $19.8million US Dollars into your account
in your country where I believe it will be safe, since we can not leave the
country due to the restriction of movement imposed on the members of my
family by the Nigerian Government.


You can contact through my lawyers Email address . My lawyer shall arrange
with you for a face-to-face meeting outside Nigeria in order to liaise with
him towards effective completion of this transaction. However, arrangement
have been put in place to movethis money out of the country in the secret
vault through a security company to any of the West African States or Europe
and America as soon as you indicate your interest my lawyer shall send to
you the Security Deposit Certificate and Airway Bill of the luggage and
other related documents so that you can claim the luggage which shall be
tagged "Family Treasures". Conclusively, we have agreed to offer you 30% of
the total sum while 70% is to be held on trust by you until we can decide on
a suitable business investment in your country subsequent to our free
movement by the Nigerian Government.

Please reply urgently and treat with absolute

confidentiality and sincerity.

Yours sincerely

Dr. Mrs. Mariam Abacha

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