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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:
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "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.
  • mrsfat20002005@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS. MUNIRAT FATIMA ABACHA" <mrsfat20002005@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:30:42 +0530 (IST)
Subject: URGENTLY


STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
 
My dearest,
 
ASSALAMA
AILEKUM. I am highly compelled upon strict recommendation, to write you
this very urgent and confidential letter.I do hope my letter will not
embarrass you since I had no previous correspondence with you. I am
sending this proposal with due sense of umanity,responsibility and with
few awareness that you will give it a sympathetic attention. I regret
the inconvenience it may cause you x-udd on the condition that we have
not met before. I am Mrs. Munirat Fatima Abacha, the wife of Mohammed Abacha,
son of the Late head of state of Federal Republic of Nigeria - General
Sani Abacha.I am contacting you in view of the fact that we will be of
great assistance to each other like wise developing a cordial
relationship. My husband along with his late father and top officials
of their past administr! ation has been accused of looting several
Billion United States Dollars from the Nigeria Government. The current
attitude of the present government towards my family has indeed made l
ife
quite unbearable for us. Fortunately, Mohammed my Husband has Eighteen
million and six hundred thousand United States Dollars(US$18.6 million)
cash, which he intended to use for investment purposes overseas. This
money is kept in a private security company. This money was deposited
for safe keeping in the security vault of a freighting agency here by
my husband preparotry to being air lifted abroad for investment
purposes before his arrest leaving a clause that it could only be
claimed by an expertriate partner. It is only my husband and myself
that know where the money is kept. Due to the current situation in the
country concerning government?s vendettas towards my family, we seek
your assistance to transfer this money out of Nigeria
for the purpose of investment as intended by my husband.Note that my
family is currently being probed by this present government for alleged
involvement in misappropriation of public funds during my
father-in-law's regime.Towards this effect, an embargo restricting my
family
members
from traveling or carrying out financial transactions without their
express permission is in force. Right now, my husband (Mohammed) is
under arrest and is being detained in connection to the above and other
activities of his late father.However, I have an arrangement on how to
freight this money to you after receiving some assurances from you of
the safety our own share and that you will only take the commission
that we will offer you.This money personally belongs to my husband and
he intends that it still be used for investment. The freighting company
to be used has now been introduced to me and as so on as we recieve
your readiness to assist us recieve this fund we shall formalize the
deposit documents in your name and reach an agreement with them to air
lift the consignment for your pick up.Bearing in mind that your
assistance is needed to transfer this fund, we propose a commission of
15%(Fifteen Percent) of the total sum to you for the expected services
and assistance. While 5% is mapped out for miscellaneous expenses. On
your positive consent, I shall expect you to contact me urgently to
enable us discuss about this.Your urgent response is highly needed. I
must use this opportunity to implore you to exercise utmost indulgence
to keep this matter extraordinarily confidential, while I await your
prompt response. Please send reply to my most private mrsfat20002005@yahoo.co.in  
Best regards,
MRS. MUNIRAT FATIMA ABACHA  



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