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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: abdul abacha <abdul_abachaci0@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 21:07:54 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: ASSISTANT


From;Abdul Abacha.

ATTN,

Dearest One,

My name is Alhaji Abdul Abacha, a second cousin to the late Nigerian Head of state Gen.Sani Abacha who ruled Nigeria between 1993 and 1998. For more reference, I would suggest you to read for further
details about my uncle carefully on;

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_741000/741506.stm>
During the 4th year of his rule, I was given a total sum of US$50M to
boost my business with my office in 139 BROAD STREET area of
Lagos.Unfortunately, the complex which I was using as a ware-house got burnt by a very ragious inferno. I decided to keep the money until the next year when I would start importing new goods from the Manufacturers in Europe and Asia which I had signed earlier before the incident.My uncle died the next year,the new government started probing the whole family members and freezed most of the family accounts. To cut the long story short, they have not detected the money which I secured in a Security company in Spain. Please, I would need you to assist me in retrieving the funds from the company because if I want to retrieve it by myself and they know my identity, they would definitely freeze the money in their account.What you have to do is very simple, you will claim the funds as a beneficiary from a contract which was executed by an uncle of yours. All paper works would be put in place for you to claim the money for me.The total amount involved is US$30.5M. (Thirty Million
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)I'm an African who believes in divine direction and you have been divinely chosen to handle this transaction.For security reasons please reply me on this my confidential e-mail address.and iam here in cote D'viore becuase of the poilitical problem.I count on your co-operation and support.Do not hesitate to contact me if you require further information or clarification.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Thanks.
Yours Faithfully,
ALHAJI ABDUL ABACHA.




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