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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: Mohammed Abacha <ikaka44@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 05:58:40 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM DR MOHAMMED

Dr Mohammed Abacha,
21 Gidado Street G.R.A
Kano - Nigeria
+234-1-8546196

Greetings,

I hope that this mail meets you well. I am Dr Muhammed Abacha,son of the late
president of Nigeria,General Sani Abacha who died some years ago.Since then,
my family have been facing torture in Nigeria by the new government.I want you
to assist me in a business venture,Our movement is being restricted after the
death of my father.

I need your help to assist me stand as a foreign partner so that my family
money($19,000,000.USD) can be transfered to your bank account for investment
purpose in your country.I know that you will be very surprised to recieve this
message, but i beg you in the name of Allah(SWT) to help me.

I want you to understand that the reason why we need your help is that we can
not travell out of this country due to the problem we have with our government
, so it became very neccessary that we seek for the help of a foreigner like
you for help in moving this funds into a foreign account for investment
reason.

Please view this sites and read the content carefully,

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2492425.stm



Please if you will be willing to assist my family in transfering and investing
this funds in your country, i will be expecting your soonest response so that
i can direct you on the procedures for transfering this funds.I will be
expecting your soonest response so i can direct you on the procedures


Regards,
Dr Mohammed Abacha
For The Family


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