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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • "diplomatic security company" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "mariam abacha" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348022682392 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • mariamabacha011@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "mariam3434@terra.es" <mariam3434@terra.es>
Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 14:34:16 +0100 (MET)
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL AND URGENT


CONFIDENTIAL AND URGENT
From: MRS. MARIAM ABACHA
1/18 ABACHA CLOSE KANO NIGERIA
E-MAIL: mariamabacha011@myway.com
ATTN:PRESIDENT
My Dear
MUTUAL BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP
I am Mrs. Mariam Abacha, widow of the late Gen. Sani
Abacha former Nigerian military head of state who died
as a result of cardiac arrest. The name of your
company appeared in one of our directories as one of
the companies my late husband wanted to do business
with before he died.
I therefore, decided to contact you in confidence so
that I can be able to move out the sum of
US$50,000,000.00 (Fifty Million United States Dollars
Only) which was secretly defaced and sealed in four
big metal boxes for security reasons.
I personally therefore appeal to you 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
me and members of my family by the Nigerian
government.
You can contact me through my SON MR. ABBA ABACHA on
this Tel no: 234-8022-682-392, or fax No.
upon receipt of your response, my son shall arrange you towards the
effective completion of this transaction.
However, arrangements have been put in place to move
this money out of the country in batches in the secret
vault through a diplomatic security company to any of
the West African countries or possible Europe.
Conclusively, I have decided to offer you 25% of the
total sum while 5% will be for whatever expenses that
will be incurred while 70% is to be held in trust by
you subsequent to our free movement by the Nigerian
government.
Please reply urgently and treat absolute
confidentiality and sincerity.
Best Regards.
MRS. MARIAM ABACHA.





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