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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: "mrs_aba_ cha02" <mrs_aba_cha02@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: amrs_aba_cha2006@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 11:51:42 +0000
Subject: Urgent plssssssss.

Dear sir,

I am Mrs.Mariam Abacha, former first lady of the Federal Republic Of
Nigeria. I am writing to inform you that befor the sudden death of my
husband General Sanni Abacha, he deposited a huge sum of 300million Pounds
in one of the bank in United Kingdom London UK. Since after his death, I and
my family has being under house arrest. The Federal Government is monitoring
us and they have seized most of my husband property and closed my husbands
foreign accounts. I will lik that you assit me by moving to London Uk and
withdraw this amount for safe keeping. And I am offering you 40% of that
money because the law of the bank stipulates that any fund that is more than
seven years, they will seize the fund if there is no other claim and the
bank will put it to bank treasury. The remaining 60% for me and my family.
If you are interested, I will like to know you very well before I will give
to you the information of the bank for you to contact them and tell them the
day you will arrive and sign off the fund. I will like you to send to me the
first page of your international passport. If you reply me, i will send to
urgently the first page of my international passport. Awaiting your reply.

Yours Faithfully,

Mrs. Mariam.Abacha.
Dear sir,

I am Mrs.Mariam Abacha, former first lady of the Federal Republic Of
Nigeria. I am writing to inform you that befor the sudden death of my
husband General Sanni Abacha, he deposited a huge sum of 300million Pounds
in one of the bank in United Kingdom London UK. Since after his death, I and
my family has being under house arrest. The Federal Government is monitoring
us and they have seized most of my husband property and closed my husbands
foreign accounts. I will lik that you assit me by moving to London Uk and
withdraw this amount for safe keeping. And I am offering you 40% of that
money because the law of the bank stipulates that any fund that is more than
seven years, they will seize the fund if there is no other claim and the
bank will put it to bank treasury. The remaining 60% for me and my family.
If you are interested, I will like to know you very well before I will give
to you the information of the bank for you to contact them and tell them the
day you will arrive and sign off the fund. I will like you to send to me the
first page of your international passport. If you reply me, i will send to
urgently the first page of my international passport. Awaiting your reply.

Yours Faithfully,

Mrs. Mariam.Abacha.

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