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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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Fraud email example:

From: Miriam Abacha <miriamsaniabacha1960@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 03:37:24 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM DR MRS MARIAM ABACHA.PLEASE TREAT THIS MATTER SECRETLY


My Dear

I feel obliged writing this mail to you. Do accept my
apology if this mail does not suit your personal or business ethics
considering the fact that there wasn't earlier information regarding my
mail. I'm establishing direct communication with you soliciting for your
assistance and co-operation .
How are you?  Hope every member of
your family is fine today.  Compliments of the season.
 Well after
our general meeting of all Abacha’s family, I have decided that you
should treat this transaction strictly confidential.  Now the secret
arrangement is that you should receive first $30 million deposited in a
number account with the SKYE BANK PLC before you will conclude the
$35,000,000 with the securities company.
 You are to communicate and
conclude this transaction with my son Sadiq Abacha together with this my
family friend Alhaji Mohammed who made every effort during the Ramadan
Hajji at Mecca Saudi Arabia to convince Retired Col. Tarka to accept
giving us a loan of $400,000 dollars.
 
Retired Col. Tarka is one
of the wanted officers who served my late husband and he is now hiding
in Saudi Arabia in order to escape further probe by the
Obasanjo/Yar’adua Government.  In fact, after he heard of my predicament
in Nigeria from Alhaji Alihu Mohammed who met him at Mecca during the
last Ramadan festival at Saudi, he has promised to loan me $400,000
dollars on condition that I shall give him the original copy of my late
husband’s certificate of occupancy of the Enugu Estate.
 Sincerely
speaking, the only remaining hope now left for me is this $30 million
dollars and the $35,000,000 now with the security company which my son
Mohammed revealed this secret to Saudi on 24 March, 2004 the day he was
granted bail the second time in the sum of $100,000,000 surety for
another 111 frame-up count charges, for financial misappropriation by
the Obasanjo/ Late Yar’adua/Dr Goodluck Jonathan Government.  But now he
is undergoing treatment at Kano Hospital .  Although he told Sadiq that
this $30 million dollars was deposited in a numbered account with the
Skye Bank Plc  and for your information, my new lawyer have secretly
concluded every necessary arrangement with the Bank Manager for easy
transfer to your account as soon as you received this $400,000 dollars.
 
So please send me your contact address, your company’s name and
address, international passport aS to enable my lawyer procure all
necessary paper work and sworn an affidavit on your behalf which will
enable skye Bank change your name as the sole beneficiary of this $30
million.  I believe you may have had about the recent seizure of my late
husband $300 million at Switzerland .
 
So,(as you are aware that
we were banned not to travel out from my country Nigeria) now my
arrangement is that my son Sadiq will smuggle himself out from Nigeria
to travel to Saudi Arabia through a neighboring country - Benin
Republic  with the original copy of the Certificate of Occupancy so as
to sign every necessary documents/agreement with Rtd. Col. Tarka and
received the $400,000 dollars.  Now all you need to do is to ring my son
Sadiq Abacha with this phone number 234 8052819869 as to discuss with
him and guide him accordingly so that you will agree with him on how
best he could fly in to your country from Saudi Arabia and deliver the
$400,000 to you cash as to enable you use part of this money to conclude
the transaction with my lawyer Barr. Yunus Usman.  Please note to avoid
my government seizing this money from Sadiq on his way back to Nigeria
from Saudi that is why I decided that Sadiq should deliver this money to
you in your country.
 
Meanwhile, once I hear from you I will
forward to you Transaction Agreement for your study and endorsement and
also Trade Development Agreement (TDA).  I will like you to send to me
today if possible through my e-mail address your necessary particulars
i.e. contact details, your mobile phone/Fax, your company name/address.
So that I will send you my family pictures for your identification and
retention.
  Please call Sadiq now, he is waiting for your call.  I
will send you details of the secret arrangement made by my lawyer
Barrister Yunusi Usman for you to receive $400,000 and the $30 million
without delay.
 
Thank you and may the Almighty Allah protect and
bless you and your family.
Please do get back to me so that i will
send you the detials secret arrangement made by my Lawyer for you to
receive this $400,000 and the $30million without delay.
 
Allahbless
Dr
Mrs Mariam Abacha

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