419 scam: aba mariam <ab_mariam1916@msn.com> Hajia Mariam abacha(Mrs.)

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "trunk box" (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)
- "million 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)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "diplomatic security company" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "mariam 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: aba mariam <ab_mariam1916@msn.com>
Reply-To: <bar_ahmedtomkinson2oo9@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:25:02 +0000
Subject: Hajia Mariam abacha(Mrs.)

Dear Sir ,

This might be a surprise to you about where I got your
contact address. Please I got your name and address through a
commercial publication via Internet courtesy of S.A.I.E. during my
desperate search for someone that could honestly and confidentially
assist me by serving as my trustee.

I am Mrs. Mariam Abacha, the widow of the late Gen. Sanni Abacha
former Nigerian Military Head of State who died mysteriously as a
result of Cardiac Arrest. Since after my husband’s death my family is
under restriction of movement and that not withstanding, we are being
molested,policed and our Bank Account both here and abroad are being
frozen by the Nigerian Civilian Government.

Furthermore, my elder son is in detention by the Nigerian Government
for more interrogation about my husband’s assists and some vital
documents. Following the recent discovery of my husband’s Bank Account
by the Nigerian Government with Swiss Bank in which the huge sum of
US$700Million and DM450Milllion was logged. I therefore decided to
contact you in confidence that I was able to move out the sum of
US$25Million Dollars, which was secretly lodged in a trunk box and
deposited with a Security Company as materials of Inheritance.I
therefore personally, appeal to you seriously and religiously for your
urgent assistance to move this money into your country where I believe
it will be safe since I cannot leave the country due to the
restriction of movement imposed on the members of my family by the
Nigerian Government.

You we be contacted by my family Attorney Ahmed Tomkinson and my
lawyer shall arrange with you for a face to face meeting outside
Nigerian, in order to liaise with you toward effective completion of
this transaction.

However, arrangements have been put in place to move this money out of
the country in a secret vault through a diplomatic security company,
as soon as you indicate your interest, forward to my lawyer your
Telephone Number, Fax Number and your Postal Address so that he can
send to you the Certificate of Deposit and other necessary documents,
so that you can help to claim the luggage.

Conclusively, we have agreed to offer you 30% of the total sum while
70% is to be held on trust by you until we decide on a suitable
business investment in your country subsequent to our free movement by
the Nigerian Government.

Please reply urgently and treat with absolute
confidentiality and sincerity.

Best
Regards,
Hajia Mariam abacha(Mrs.)

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