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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "maryam 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.
  • maryam000abacha@yahoo.co.th (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?maryam=20abacha?= <maryam000abacha@yahoo.co.th>
Reply-To: abacha6@seznam.cz
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 01:12:29 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: BUSNIESS PARTNER/CONFIDANT


ฉันมีที่อยู่อีเมลใหม่!ขณะนี้ คุณสามารถส่งอีเมลถึงฉันได้ที่ maryam000abacha@yahoo.co.th

DEAR SIR,

URGENT NEED OF A BUSNIESS PARTNER/CONFIDANT

MY NAME IS HAJIA MARYAM ABACHA, THE WIFE OF THE LATE HEAD OF STATE OF THE

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA. I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH THE LISTED POSTAL

ADDRESS IN YOUR COUNTRY.

IT IS SEVEN YEARS SINCE MY HUSBAND PASSED AWAY AND THE TIGHT GRIP ON MY

HUSBAND'S ASSESTS BOTH HOME AND ABROAD IS NOW TELLING ON THE FAMILY,SINCE

THE NEW CIVILAIN REGIME CAME INTO PLACE. I AM NOW IN URGENT NEED OF A

PARTNER/CONFIDANT THROUGH WHO CAN ASSIST ME IN CLAIMING OUR FAMILY FUND.


THIS FUND WAS A DEPOSITED BY MY LATE HUSBAND IN A SECURITY COMPANY

IN EUROPE, AMOUNTING TO THE SUM OF (US$45,000,000.00 DOLLARS ONLY).THE PARTNER

I SEEK MUST BE ONE THAT IS TRUSWORTHY AND MUST SEND ME A LETTER OF ASSURANCE

THAT HE/SHE IS NOT GOING TO BETRAY MY TRUST.

PLEASE,IF YOU LACK SUCH A CLOUT TO HANDLE A TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE DO

NOT HESITATE TO LINK ME TO A RELIABLE FRIEND, OLD SCHOOL MATE OR A COMMUNITY

LEADER WITH A RELIABLE GRIP ON THE SYSTEM. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

THE DETAILS OF WHAT WOULD ACCRUE TO PAY FOR YOUR EFFORTS WILL BE MADE

MANIFEST WHEN YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST, AND , IT'S NEGOTIABEL . YOU ARE

TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH MY FAMILY ATTORNEY, AS I HAVE BEEN UNDER HOUSE ARREST

FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS.

BE FURTHER INFORMED THAT THESE FUNDS ARE SECURED IN A SECURITY VAULT IN

EUROPE, DEFACED AND CODED FOR SECURITY REASONS, THIS COULD BE RELEASED AT

SHORT NOTICE WHEN A WILLING AND ACCEPTABLE PARTNER EMERGES. YOU ARE TO MEET

WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY, ACTING AS MY FAMILY REPRESENTATIVE.

YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SEND TO ME YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS SO THAT MY

FAMILY ATTORNEY CAN HAVE CONTACT WITH YOU.

REGARDS,

HAJIA MARYAM ABACHA



- maryam abacha

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