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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "sani abacha" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
  • mabbaa109@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mohammed abacha <mabbaa10001@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 17:08:14 +0100 (BST)
Subject: ATTN: AMARJIT SINGH


ATTN: AMARJIT SINGH



Mohammed M. Abacha.
NO.16.Queen's Drive Victoria Island,
Lagos-Nigeria.

Dear Friend,
as-Salam-u-'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 traumatized 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 Sani Abacha) in different security firms abroad, some

companies willingly give up theirsecrets 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 confidencein
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 fatherdid, 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 siphoned the economy (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. President (Gen. (Rtd)) Olusegun Obasanjo made up his mind to damage my family out of his share wickedness. I am once in Nigeria Government and hereby giving you assurance that Nigerian are corrupt from the top to its base. Please you can reach me through my private e-mail address; mabbaa109@yahoo.com


Sincerely yours,

Mohammed M. Abacha.


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