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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found 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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Alhaji Muhammed Abacha" <alhajimuhammed40@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: alhajimuhammed40@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2007 04:24:22 -0500
Subject: From Muhammed Abacha/Can I trust You

MY DEAR FRIEND,

It is my pleasure to contact you in a situation like this, I know that the content of this letter might be a surprise to you, but even though we hardly know each other, I believe that you can help me.

I am Mr. Mohammed Abacha, the first son of the late Gen.Sani Abacha former Nigerian Military Head of State who died mysteriously as a result of Cardiac Arrest. Since His death, my family has been under restriction of movement and that notwithstanding, we are being molested, policed and our bank account both here and abroad are being frozen by the Nigerian government.

 

All this is because the present Nigerian President was put in prison by my father when he was found guilty of plotting a coup to over-throw my Father. All my father friends refuse to come to our aid because of fear of the President and for governmental positions which he had offered them.

Following the recent discovery of my father's Bank Account by the Nigerian government with Swiss Bank in which the huge sum of US$700 Million and DM450 Million was logged. I therefore decided to contact you in confidence that l was able to move out the sum of US$30.8 Million Dollars, which was deposited with a security company. Please you can visit these websites and read more about my late father and you will understand what I am telling you.

http://odili.net/news/source/2003/jan/10/62.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1935646.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/468903.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2492425.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3168197.stm

I personally appeal to you seriously for your urgent assistance to transfer this money into your country where l believe It will be safe since l cannot leave the country due to the restriction of movement imposed on the members of my family by the Nigeria Government. We have agreed to offer you 20% of the total sum while 80% is to be held on trust by you until we regain our freedom from the Nigerian Government .I envisage your response as urgency demands

Best Regards.
MR. MOHAMMED ABACHA

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