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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: "sanni mudashiru" <m_sanni077@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: s_mudashiru@boardermail.com
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 10:45:20 +0000
Subject: URGENT MESSAGE

SANNI MUDASHIRU & ASSOCIATES
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS
1/3, SANNI MUDASHIRU CRESENT,
VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS,
NIGERIA.
s_mudashiru@boardermail.com
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
RE-SUM OF US$45 million DEPOSITED IN A VAULT A
SECURITY COMPANY
I am a lawyer representing the Abacha family. I have been directed to
contact you by Mrs. Maryam Abacha,wife of the late general Sani Abacha.

Before the death of General Sani Abacha in 1998, he deposited the sum
US$45,000,000.00 in a security company.

Now, Mrs. Abacha wants a reliable foreign partner that will travel to the

country were the fund is been deposited with a security company and secure

the funds to any country for investment in Real Estate Properties.

You will be entitle 25% of the total sum while 5% will be for any expenses

that you will incurs during this transaction this make you have the total

of 30%. Note that Mrs. Abacha and her family are under house arrest and

cannot travel out of Nigeria at this time. That is why she needs a
foreigner that will help her to secure the funds.

There is no risk involved in this project. As soon as you contact me, I

will prepare and fax you a power of attorney dually authorized by Mrs.
Abacha to you, which will authorize the security company to release the

funds to you.

I await your response.
Barrister SANNI MUDASHIRU.
Note!!! REPLY TO THIS EMAIL:
s_mudashiru@boardermail.com
please always quote this code ( NTA7 ) to me as our
Communication code for
security purpose only, just for you to know that your
are communicating with the right person.




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