419 scam: "DR MRS. MARYAM ABACHA" <maryamabacha1996@gmail.com> Hello

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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:
- "maryam 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.
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.
- mrsmaryamabacha80@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR MRS. MARYAM ABACHA" <maryamabacha1996@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsmaryamabacha80@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2015 15:25:17 -0500
Subject: Hello

Hello My Dear ,

Good Day.

First I must solicit your strictest confidence in this message and I pray
that my decision to contact you will be given genuine approval considering
the facts that you and I have never met before, I wish to use this
opportunity to introduce my self to you.

I am Dr. Mrs. Maryam Abacha, wife to the late Nigerian Head of state,
General Sani Abacha who died on the 8th of June 1998 while still on
active service for our Country. I am contacting you with the hope that you
will be of great assistance to me, I currently have within my reach the
sum of 30 million U.S dollars cash which I intend to use for investment
purposes outside Nigeria which may be your country of residence.

This very fund came as a result of a payback contract deal between my
husband and a Russian firm incur country's multi-billion dollar Ajaokuta
steel plant. The Russian partners returned my husband’s share being the
above sum after his death. Presently, the new civilian Government has
intensified their probe into my husband’s financial resources which has
led to the freezing of all our accounts, local and foreign, the revoking
of all our business licenses and the arrest of my First son. In view of
this I acted very fast to withdraw this money from one of our finance
houses before it was closed down. i will send you more information you
need about my family. My husband name is a big bell all over the world
even in his death, most of money in international banks has been
confiscated with the help of Nigerian government who are against my late
husband.

These fund has been deposited in a bank outside Nigeria with the help of a
very loyal official of my late husband. No record is known about this fund
by the government of Nigeria because there is no documentation showing
that we received such funds. Due to the current situation in the country
and government attitude to my family, I cannot make use of this money
within, thus I seek your help in transferring this funds out of the
sub-African region. Bearing in mind that you may assist me, l have decided
to part with 50% of the total sum. Please kindly reply to (
mrsmaryamabacha80@gmail.com ) your personal telephone and fax numbers.
Your urgent response is needed.

Regards,

Dr. Mrs. Maryam Abacha

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