419 scam: "MRS. MARIAN ABACHA"<Abacha.maria@email.com> CONFIDENTIAL INVESTMENT

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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 us 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)
- "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.
- mar.abacha@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS. MARIAN ABACHA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <abacha.marian@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 11:58:06 +0300
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL INVESTMENT

CONFIDENTIAL INVESTMENT PROPOSAL

ATTENTION

I AM MRS. MARIAN ABACHA, WIDOW TO THE FORMER MILITARY HEAD OF STATE, LATE GENERAL SANI ABACHA, WHO DIED SUDDENLY AS A RESULT OF CARDIAC ARREST, BY NOW YOU MUST HAVE BEEN EXPECTING THIS INVESTMENT PROPOSAL AS WE HAVE ALREADY DISCUSSED.

ONE EARLY MORNING, I WAS CALLED BY MY LATE HUSBAND GENERAL SANI ABACHA WHO AT THAT TIME WAS THE COMMANDER IN CHEIF OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THE HEAD OF STATE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, HE CONDUCTED ME AROUND THE APARTMENT AND SHOWED ME THREE METAL BOXES OF MONEY ALL IN FOREIGN CURRENCY DOLLARS. MY HUSBAND TOLD ME HE WAS TO USE THE MONEY FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF HIS PERSONAL ROYAL GUARDS ON HIS SELF-SUCCESSION BID AND CAMPAINGS AND THEN HE MOVED THE FUNDS OUT OF NIGERIA AND DEPOSITED THE FUNDS IN A CONFIDENTIAL SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE.

UPON THE TRAGIC AND UNEXPECTED DEATH OF MY HUSBAND, THE NEW CIVILIAN GOVERNEMT HAS INSISTED ON PROBING MY FAMILY'S FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND HAS GAZETTED ALL OUR PROPERTIES. ALSO, THEY RECENTLY SEIZED ALL THE FAMILY KNOWN FUNDS ABROAD WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE BRITISH AND THE SWITZERLAND GOVERNMENT. IT IS ONLY THIS FUNDS US$65,000,000.00 (SIXTY FIVE MILLION US DOLLARS ONLY) HE DEPOSITED WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY THAT THEY CANNOT TRACE BECAUSE THE FUNDS WERE DEPOSITED AS AN (ANTIQUITY) AFRICAN ART WORK FROM NIGERIA ART GALLERY, THE FAMILY INTENDS TO USE THIS MONEY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE TO ENABLE THE FAMILY TO START LIFE ALL OVER AGAIN.

THEREFORE, MY FAMILY IS URGENTLY IN NEED OF A VERY RELIABLE INVESTOR PARTICIPANT THAT WE COULD ENTRUST WITH THE CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT AND (PIN) PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER CODE OF THE BOXES TO HELP US REMOVE THE FUNDS SINCE NO NAMES WERE USED IN SECURING THE VAULT.

I GOT YOUR NAME AND CONTACT ADDRESS FROM A RELIABLE SOURCE AND THIS SHOULD NOT BOTHER YOU BECAUSE I COME TO YOU WITH A HONEST HEART FOR PARTNERSHIP IN THIS INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP. IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTABLE TO YOU, WE PROPOSE THAT THE FUNDS SHOULD BE INVESTED IN YOUR COMPANY BECAUSE HERE IN NIGERIA WE STILL WANT TO KEEP THINGS QUIET BECAUSE WE ARE STILL HOPING THAT THE COURT CASE IN SWITZERLAND OVER THE OUR FUNDS MIGHT BE RELEASED TO US. I DON’T WANT TO SAY MUCH ABOUT THIS, YOU CAN GOOGLE IT YOURSELF TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT MY LATE HUSBAND.

PLEASE KINDLY REACH ME WITH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS mar.abacha@yahoo.fr FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE PROCEDURE AND MODALITIES IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN A "PARTNERSHIP" SO THAT WE CAN ARRANGE A MEETING BETWEEN YOU AND THE SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE.

NOTE: I DO NOT NEED TO REMIND YOU OF THE ABSOLUTE SECRECY AND CONFIDENTIALITY THAT THIS TRANSACTION DEMANDS. COMMUNICATION IS STRICTLY BY UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT WE CAN FIND A SECURE AND PRIVATE MEANS OF COMMUNICATION.
THANKS AND ACCEPT MY REGARDS.
MARIAN ABACHA (ALHAJA).

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