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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. Mariam Abacha" <mrs-mariam15@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsmariamabacha777@myway.com
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 03:01:10 -0500
Subject: Att: Sir

P.S REPLY BACK THROUGH THIS  Email: Via My Lawyer
barrsteveuche007@yahoo.co.uk

Att: Sir,

Please I got your name and address through a commercial publication via Internet courtesy of S.A.I.E. during my desperate search for someone that could honestly and confidentially assist me by serving as my trustee.

I am Mrs. Mariam Abacha, the widow of the late Gen. Sanni Abacha former Nigerian Military Head of State who died mysteriously as a result of Cardiac Arrest. Since after my husband's death my family is under restriction of movement and that not withstanding, we are being molested,
policed and our Bank Account both here and abroad are being frozen by the Nigerian Civilian Government.

Furthermore, my elder son who has just been released  from detention is now under house arrest by the Nigerian Government for more interrogation about my husband's assests and some vital documents.

Following the recent discovery of my husband's Bank Account by the Nigerian Government with Swiss Bank in which the huge sum of US$70Million and DM45Milllion was logged. I therefore decided to
contact you in confidence that I was able to move out the sum of US$25Million Dollars, which was secretly lodged in a trunk box and deposited with a Security Company as materials of Inheritance.

I therefore personally, appeal to you seriously and religiously for your urgent assistance to move this money into your country where I believe it will be safe since I cannot leave the country due to the restriction of movement imposed on the members of my family by the Nigerian
Government. You will be contacted by my family Attorney Steve Uchenna and my lawyer shall arrange with you for a face to face meeting outside Nigerian, in order to liaise with you toward effective completion of this transaction.

However, arrangements have been put in place to move this money out of the country in a secret vault through a diplomatic security company, as soon as you indicate your interest, forward to my lawyer your Telephone Number, Fax Number and your Postal Address so that he can send to you
the Certificate of Deposit and other necessary documents, so that you can help to claim the luggage.

Conclusively, we have agreed to offer you 30% of the total sum while 70% is to be held on trust by you until we decide on a suitable business investment in your country subsequent to our free movement by the Nigerian Government.

Please reply urgently and treat with absolute confidentiality and sincerity.

Best Regards, Hajia Mariam abacha(Mrs.)

NB:To proove the authenticity of my story i will want you to go through
the links below.

1:http://www.transnationale.org/anglais/sources/tiersmonde/dirigeants__abacha.htm

2:http://allafrica.com/stories/200203180074.html

3:http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/2000/27/swiss.htm

4:september 16 2002 time magazine page 52.

P.S REPLY BACK THROUGH THIS  Email:barrsteveuche007@yahoo.co.uk



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