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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "mariam abacha" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "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: "Mrs.Mariam Abacha" <mariam_abac02@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs_mariamabacha54@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 01:46:46 +0000
Subject: Attention:Your Concern

My Dear Friend,

I am Dr. Mrs. Mariam Abacha, wife to the late Nigerian Head

of state, General Sani Abacha who died on the 8th of June

1998 while still on active service for our Country.
I am contacting you with the hope that you will be of great

assistance to me, I currently have within my reach the sum of

24million U.S dollars cash which I intend to use for

investment purposes outside Nigeria.
This money came as a result of a payback contract deal

between my husband and a Russian firm inour country's

multi-billion dollar Ajaokuta steel plant.
The Russian partners returned my husbands share being the

above sum after his death.
Presently, the new civilian Government has intensified their

probe into my husbands financial resources which has led to

the freezing of all our accounts,local and foreign, the

revoking of all our business licences and the arrest of my

First son.
In view of this I acted very fast to withdraw this money

from one of our finance houses before it was closed down.
I have deposited the money in a security company with the

help of very loyal officials of my late husband. No record is

known about this fund by the government because there is no

documentation showing that we received such funds.
Due to the currentsituation in the country and government

attitude to my family, I cannot make use of this money

within, thus I seek your help in transferring this funds out

of the sub-African region.
Bearing in mind that you may assist me, l have decided to

part with 20% of the total sum.
Please kindly reply to your personal telephone and fax

numbers. Your urgent response is needed.

Regards,
Dr. Mrs.Mariam Abacha
http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/2000/27/swiss.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/909972.stm

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