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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • mariabamaria@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mariam abacha" <mariam4123@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mariabamaria@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2006 12:36:11 +0100
Subject: Attention: My Dear

I am mrs.marriam Abacha, the wife to the late Head of State, of the federal
Republic of Nigeria from 1993 -1998 -[General Sani Abacha.] My husband made
a lot of money as the formal Head of state of Nigeria for five years. He has
different accounts in many banks of the world and has not left any stone
unturned in accruing riches for his family.

The present democratic government of Nigeria led by President (Gen.(Rtd))
Olusegun Obasanjo has not find favour with my family since their inception.
This may be as a result of his hatred for my late husband who kept him in
jail for over two years for a coup attempt by him, before the death of my
husband. He was released immediately my husband died and he was later made
the present President of nigeria. He has confiscated and frozen all my
family account and properties in Nigeria and some other countinents like
American, Europe, and Asian continents, It has been in both the local and
international news. Presently my son mohammed Abacha has been realised after
languishing in different prison centers in Nigeria for a case against his
father which he knows nothing about. And i am presently on house arrest oder
here too.

Now my purpose of all these introduction and proposal to you is just seeking
for your candid assistance in claming these sum 0f $50.8,000,000.00 USD
[FIFTY.EIGHT MILLION.DOLLARS]which my late husband has hidden from the
Nigerian govt.during his regime, which is presently somewhere in a
security company here in Nigeria under secretive means. This is a huge sum
of money,due to secretcy required upon this transaction I cannot trust much
on most saboteur friends of my family here in Nigeria who could not be
trusted,so I deemed it necessary to contact you for this trust worthy
transaction. All whom I needed is a sincere, honest, trustworthy and
God-fearing individuals whom my mind will accept to help me in this deal. If
you have feelings about my situation, do not hesitate to stand for me as a
beneficiary to claim the funds from the security company. Am so sorry If my
proposal is sudden to you, all I need from you now is for you to stand as
the Beneficiary of these money to claim it and bank for me pending on our
freedom from the trial which we are going through here in
nigeria, to proceed to meet with you in your country for our stay. There is
no difficulties, As I will send your name as the recipient as well as the
beneficiary of the money. On your identification and confirmation from me by
the security company the consignment containing the said funds will be
handed to you. All i need from you now is your confirmation of willingness
as my beneficiary, I will give you the full details. You will be compensated
with 25% of the total funds for all your efforts in keeping the funds on my
behalf, while we have set aside 5% for expences that may occur during the
process of the transaction, provided these funds are save for me in your
care in your country. Please this is a very serious matter, and it is a save
my soul request am asking from you. I
will be delighted too much to receive a positive response from you in order
to move into action for the completion of the project. I will give you
details on request from you.

Regards,

Yours faithfully

Mrs M Abacha.
N.B: Please Reply To Private E-mail Address Below:
mariabamaria@yahoo.com

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