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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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2008 14:16:50 +0000
Subject: Urgent///


*ATTN FRIEND ,*





*Please kindly Contact me on confidential email; *mariamaba100@yahoo.co.uk



*In recent times over the radio in AMERICA ;EUROPE or even in ASIA you must
have heard about my family regarding huge sums of money stacked in foreign *
*
banks in different names for business. I believe, is a legacy we came to
meet, when my late Husband became the head of state. It does not matter
whether you are small or big but your ability to help me sort out
things is mostly needed now. I do not justify myself but it has happened, so

i need you to help me and my family survive in life. Thus it is with
hope that I write to seek your help in the context below.*



*I am Hajia Mariam Abacha, wife of Nigeria 's former head of state; Late **
General Sani Abacha, whose sudden death occurred on the 8th of June
1998. Since my husband died, I have been thrown into a state of utter
confusion, frustration and hopelessness by the present civilian
administration.*



*The security agents in the country have subjected me to physical and **
psychological torture. My son (Mohammed Abacha) is still under detention
arraigned before the federal high court of Nigeria for an offence he
did not commit. As a widow that has been traumatized, I am hopeless with
my present faith. You must have heard over the media reports on the
recovery of various sums of money deposited by my late husband with
various security firms. Some companies willingly gave up their secret and
disclosed our money confidently lodged there, or many, outright
blackmail.*



*Infact the total sum discovered by the government so far is in the tune **
of $700 to $600 Million USD and they are not relenting to make me poor
for life. I came in contact with your name and address through my
personal research and would want to have faith and confidence in you as I
view you to be of responsible personality. I have no doubt about your
capacity and goodwill to assist me in receiving into your custody (for
safety) the sum of $70.3 Million USD willed and deposited safely in my
favour by my late husband. This money is currently kept in Safe Deposit
Box (SDB) at a security firm within Europe .*





*The investigative teams set up by my government have submitted their **
report after freezing almost all our account.Fortunately, our family
lawyer had secretly protected the personal will of my husband from the
notice of the investigators and have strictly advised that the$70.3m USD be
urgently moved to an overseas account of any trust worthy but
ANNONYMOUS foreign family friend without delay, for security reasons.All our

traveling papers have been seized by the government thereby preventing us
from traveling and all the local and international outfit of our
business empire seized.*



*This sum of money is our only hope to stay alive. I have therefore **
agreed to compensate your good self with 30% of the total deposit only when
you recieve the deposit box from the security firm and its
contents safely lodged in your account. They have equally guaranteed
100% risk-free and smooth transfer. If you are interested in assisting
me, please reach me immediately and send to me your confidential
telephone and fax number(s) so that I or my son Mustapha can reach you as
soon as possible.*



*For obvious security reasons, it is imperative that you keep all our **
communication very secret. Do not mention my family's name or disclose
the transaction to anybody. If you are not interested in assisting me,
please still get in touch so that I can make alternative arrangement as
time is of the essence. Please do not expose me to my government.*

*You can browse on the links below for more information concerning my **
family's predicament. *



*Please kindly Contact me on confidential email ; *mariamaba100@yahoo.co.uk



*Thank You*

*Mrs Mariam Abacha.*





*http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/109265.stm*<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/109265.stm>
*http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/africa/9806/08/abacha.update/*<http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/africa/9806/08/abacha.update/>
*http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3333557.stm*<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3333557.stm>

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