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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: violetadams2003@terra.com.mx
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 16:51:10 +0100
Subject: SOS Message

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
DR(MRS) MARIAM ABACHA
EMAIL: freemohammed23sept2002@yahoo.co.in


HELLO DEAR,

It is with heart full of hope that I write to seek your help in the context
below. I am Dr (Mrs). Maryam Abacha the wife of the former Nigeria head
of state late Gen. Sanni Abacha, whose sudden death occurred on the 8th
of June 1998.
I have no doubt about your capacity and good will to assist me in receiving
into your custody (for safety) the sum of US$15 million willed and deposited
by my late husband.
This money is currently kept in a trust deposit account with a finance and
security company, as it is legally required, the administration of my late
husband's property is under the authority of the first son of the family
Prince Mohammed Abacha. However, the new democratic government has on assumption
of office set up a panel of enquiry to probe the financial activities of
my late husband former (head of state) with a decision to freeze all his
assets respectively. The Investigation team have submitted their report,
presently a lot of cash and assets have been frozen and seized.
Fortunately, this $15 million was secretly protected from the notice of
the investigators and that is why we want the money to be urgently moved
into an oversea account of trusted foreign family friend without delay,
for security reasons. The government have earlier placed foreign travelling
embargo on all family members and seized all known local and international
outfits of our business empire. The situation has been so terrible that
we are virtually living on the assistance of well wishers. In view of this
plight therefore, I expect you to be trust worthy and kind enough to respond
to this call (S.O.S.) to save my children and me from a hopeless future.

I hereby agree to compensate your sincere and candid effort in this regard
with 20% of the fund when finally received in your local bank account. Arrangement
has been perfected with the security/finance company to effect complete
dislodgement of this money within a week of the receipt of your response
through my son's private email: freemohammed23sept2002@yahoo.co.in They
have equally guaranteed 100% risk-free and smooth transfer.

I look forward to your quick response.

May Allah bless you.

Dr(Mrs) Maryam Abacha.

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