419 scam: "Mrs.Mariam Abacha" <sales@mumskitchen.com.sg> Thanks For Your Help!!!

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "million 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "mariam abacha" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- bar_john_anderson2007@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Mariam Abacha" <sales@mumskitchen.com.sg>
Reply-To: mariamabacha1996@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 07:54:26 -0400
Subject: Thanks For Your Help!!!

From: Mrs. Mariam Abacha

Dear Sir/Ma,

I am (Mrs) Mariam Abacha, wife of the last Nigerian Head of State,General
Sani Abacha who died on the 8th of June 1998 while still on active duty am
contacting you in view of the fact we will be of great assistance to each
other, likewise developing a cordial business relationship.I currently
have within my reach the sum of Fourty-Two Million United States
dollars($42,000,000.00) which I intended to use for investment purposes
specifically in your country. This money came as a result of a pay-back
contract deal between my late husband and a Russian firm in our country's
Mufti-Billion Dollar Ajaokuta Steel Plant.

The Russian partner returned my late husbands share of US$42,000,000.00
USD after his death, Right now, the new civilian present government has
intensified their probe on my late husbands financial resources and has
frozen our accounts. In view of these facts, I acted fast to withdraw the
US$42,000,000.00 USD from the company vault and deposited it in a security
safe in Oversea. No record whatsoever exists concerning the money
traceable by the present government because, there is no documentation
showing that we received the money from the Russians.

Due to the current situation in the country concerning the present
Governments attitude towards my family, it has become quite impossible for
me to make use of this money, thus upon your consent, I shall expect you
to contact me or my lawyer Barrister John Anderson with the EMAIL ADDRESS
[bar_john_anderson2007@yahoo.com], urgently to enable us discuss in detail
about this transaction. Bearing in mind that your assistance is needed to
claim this fund, I propose a commission of 40% of
the sum to you for the expected service and assistance. Your response is
highly needed so as to stop further contact.

Please read the
publicationof:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/741506.stm Or
http://tribune.com.ng/index.php/lead-stories/50871-1bn-abacha-loot-lying-in-swiss-bank-when-i-left-office-obj-us-reveals-how-halliburton-money-was-shared

All correspondence must be by this email address I must use this
opportunity to implore you to exercise the utmost indulgence to keep this
matter extra ordinarily confidential as I waits to hear from you.

Best regards,
Mrs.Mariam Abacha

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