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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "is highly confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: ANN MARIE <annmarieteam@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 09:19:02 -0800 (PST)
Subject: help the poor widow




HELP THE POOR FAMILY

FROM ABACHA FAMILY

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

YOU MAY BE SURPRISE TO RECEIVE THIS VERY MAIL MESSAGE FROM ME, SINCE IT IS COMING FROM SOMEBODY YOU HAVE NOT MET BEFORE BUT HOWEVER I HAVE PERSONALLY DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU AS A FAMILY AND WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE ALMIGHTY GOD TO HELP I AND MY MOTHER.

MY NAME IS IBRAHIM MOHAMMED ABACHA, SON OF THE LATE NIGERIAN HEAD OF STATE ( GENERAL SANI ABACHA) WHO DIED ON AN ACTIVE SERVICE. I AM 33 YEARS OLD. EVER SINCE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER THE PRESENT ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN FRUSTRATING OUR FAMILY FOR NO JUST CAUSE AND THEY HAVE BEEN MAKING THINGS VERY DIFFICULT US. THEY SEIZE ALL MY FATHER’S PROPERTIES AND ALL ACCOUNT FROZEN, MY MOTHER HAS BEEN ON HOUSE ARREST FOR NO JUST CAUSE.BUT THE FEDRAL GOVERMENT DID NOT KNOW THAT MY FATHER DEPOSITED THE SUM OF US$40 MILLION IN EUROPE.

PLEASE I WANT YOU TO ASSIST ME BY DEPOSITING THE MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT,THE SECURITY COMPANY WHERE THE FUND IS NOW CURRENTLY LYING HAS ADVISE US TO RELOCATE THE FUND BEFORE PEOPLE AND THE PRESENT ADMINISTRATION WILL KNOW ABOUT IT. PLEASE I WANT YOU TO HELP ME BY SAFE GUARDING THE FUND SINCE OUR LAWYER HAS ADVISE THAT HE WILL TRY HIS BEST AS TO MAKE SURE WE RECEIVE THE FUND THROUGH THE SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE PLEASE I WANT YOU TO ASSIST US WITH AN ACCOUNT WHERE THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFERRED.

PLEASE I AND MY MOTHER HAVE AS WELL COLLECTIVELY AGREED TO REWARD YOU WITH 35% OF THE TOTAL FUND IF ONLY YOU WILL BE WILLING TO ASSIST, AS YOU MAY UNDERSTAND THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL AND VERY URGENT. I DO NOT WANT ANY BODY IN NIGERIA TO HEAR ABOUT THIS. THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT HAS CLOSED MY LATE FATHER’S LOCAL AND FOREIGN ACCOUNT. PLEASE I DO NOT WANT THEM TO RECOVER THIS FUND, AND THIS IS WHY I HAVE PERSONALLY DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU IF YOU CAN ASSIST US SAFE THE FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

YOU CAN JUST VIST THIS WEBSITE TO SEE.
http://www.usafricaonline.com/abachaloot.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/909972.stm

PLEASE CALL ME TO KNOW IF YOU ARE WILLING TO HELP US.
I AWAIT YOUR CALL.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS
IBRAHIM ABACHA…..







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