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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:

• 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)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk boxes" (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)
  • "mariam 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.
  
• 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.
  • mariam_abacha_family@uymail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mohamed Abacha" <mohammedxxvv@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 06:38:13 +0100
Subject: very urgent attention

Dear Friend

I want to go into business with you and my personality shouldn't be
disclosed because my family in Nigeria is under serious watch by the
present government.

My name is Mohammed Abacha, the son of former Nigerian Late Head of State,
Gen. Sanni Abacha. Since the death of my father, the government have
confiscated most of my father's properties even cash lodged in some prime
banks have been frozen up. Virtually, my entire father's belonging has been
lost in this menace.

Now the only help I want you to do for me is this, my mother last week
told me she had some cash kept aside to the tune of US$28,000,000,00. She
told me in confidence to look for someone abroad who will carry and keep
the money in his custody and further use it for an investment in a
lucrative business venture abroad so as not to loose all benefits
completely hence my contacting you.

Based on this, I will trust you to help me out and take up this assignment
and help my family out of this trouble. The money was arranged and smuggled
to Abroad as a Photographic Materials (in two silver trunk boxes)
tagged family treasure, in fact,
nobody can know that the consignment is cash expect you that I am
disclosing this to you now.

My mother, Mrs. Mariam Abacha agreed to give any one that will assist us
25% of the fund if the consignment finally gets to you for safekeeping and
further use our share for investment in his country, while we will come
over to oversee or inspect the business at the due time.

Finally, try and get me on E-mail address for me to know your consent on
this issue and if the terms are not suitable to you, also feel free to
contact me for another agreement / arrangement. I trust you as your
business life and transaction detailed to me by my Late Father portray you
to be, so, do not have any doubt as the consignments is presently in Spain
right now, only your consent will activate the deal if positive. As soon
as my mother and I receive your positive response we shall expose to you
the next step on how to meet each other physically the moment we the
transaction is concluded. Direct your response to attention of my mother
MRS. MARIAM. A. ABACHA on more details. Email
(mariam_abacha_family@uymail.com)




Thanking you in anticipation, till I hear from you.

Regards


MOHAMMED ABACHA.

SON

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