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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:
  • "mariam 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: Hajia Mariam Abacha <hajia_mariamabacha_1950@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 22:09:28 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FROM:HAJIA MARIAM ABACHA.


FROM:HAJIA MARIAM ABACHA,

I am Hajia Mariam Abacha I am a muslim.

I got your contacts through my personal research,and out of desperation I decided to reach you through this medium.I will give you more information as to this regard as soon as you reply. I repose great confidence in you hence my approach to you due to security network placed on my day to day affairs I cannot afford to visit the embassy so that is why I decided to contact you and I hope you will not betray my confidence in you.

My late husband deposited the sum of US$21.3Million in a security firm abroad whose name is witheld for now until we open communication so please send down your phone/Fax Number . I shall be grateful if you receive this fund for investment on my behalf which you are to invest in any business of your choice that will be profit oriented.This arrangement is known to you and my son Mustapha alone, 30% of this fund will be yours while 70% is for me which you are to put into investment.Please honesty is the watch word in this transaction,I will greatly appreciate if you accept my proposal in good faith.

Please expedite action.

Sincerely yours,

Hajia Mariam Abacha.


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