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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: abachamiriam@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 18:40:41 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?URGENT=21=21=21=21=21=21=21=21?=

Dear Sir,

I am Mrs. Mariam Abacha, the widow of Sani Abacha the
Late Nigerian Head of State.
I am presently in distress and under House arrest The
government has frozen all the family account and
auctioned all our properties.
To save the family from total bankruptcy I was able to
arrange and deposited in a security company, a total
sum of US20,000,000.00. I accumulated the mentioned
sum while in office as the Chairperson of the now
rested Family Support Programme.

Owing to the present problem that I have, I will not
be able to follow up this project as I would have
loved to do. I am writing presently because I want you
to receive the money and pay into your account for the
family safely.
I am offering you 30% for assisting me secure thisn
money fast. Contact me immediately with my Email
Address so that I can forward to you all
necessary details.
Kindly send your phone and fax numbers for easy
communication through e mail scanning.
Best regards.
Mrs. Mariam Abacha.
email:peteribe22@yahoo.com




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