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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "million pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "sani abacha" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • info_malikabacha1954@yahoo.fr
  • info_malikabacha@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:38:54 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?URGENTE.?=


Alhaji Abdulmalik Abacha.
Cotonou - la República de Benín
África de Oeste
Info_malikabacha1954@yahoo.fr

Buenas Tardes.

Mi nombre es Alhaji Abdulmalik Abacha un hermano menor al Ex General Sani Abacha de Nigeria el millonario ex presidente que murió en 1998 en Abuja, la capital federal de Nigeria. Si está familiarizado con las noticias de CNN o de noticias del mundo debe tener oído hablar de él cuando todos los de su cuenta bancaria en Suiza por valor de unos € 1,7 millones de euros y en Gran Bretaña es de alrededor de £950 millones de libras que fueron confiscados por el Gobierno Federal de Nigeria después de de su muerte.

Yo necesito asistente de usted proque a través del Director de la Operación y la entrega de la empresa de seguridad en Ghana, (Transworld empresa de seguridad GHANA) He descubierto que mi hermano Ex General Sani Abacha está teniendo un monto de $ 5.600.000 (cinco millones seiscientos mil Us$ dólares) con 350 kilogramos 18 Karat de Oro depositado en la empresa de seguridad allí en Ghana antes de su muerte en 1998.

Por esta razón, estoy en necesidad urgente de auxiliar a presentar como mi hermano Asociados de negocios para reclamamos este dinero y el oro de Trans World empresa de seguridad de Ghana a su país, con efecto inmediato, y con el asistente de un director de esta compañía. Director de operación y entrega vamos a reclamar estas dos ramesas de la empresa de Trans World Security Company sin problema, y el dinero será jurídicamente la transferencia a su cuenta bancaria en su país a través de Banca acuerdo de Ghana.

Si acepta esta oferta usted debe estar dispuesta a viajar a Ghana, mientras que yo y uno de mis jóvenes hermanas que nos reunimos allí en Ghana para organizar y celebrar la transacción de entre 3 días hábiles. Para su información, usted no necesita preocuparse por su visado de entrada a la República de Ghana, porque cuando esté listo para venir al Trans World Security Company de Ghana se encargará de su visado de entrada a través de su empresa Internacional de Carta de Invitación que cubrirá su entrada visado a ese país desde cualquier punto de la inmigración en cualquier lugar del Mundo.

También desea informar a usted acerca de nuestro porcentaje de este negocio que nuestra familia ha accedido a darle el 30% de este importe total de 5,6 millones de dólares y también el 30% de los 350 el kilogramo de oro, y el 65% será para el Abacha familia que soy yo el representan el 5% restante será para el local y los gastos Internacional entre los dos de nosotros.

Por último quiero darle la garantía de que usted tiene el 100% de seguridad a Ghana no es necesario tener miedo de nada de nigun tipo de problema siempre voy a estar a su lado a lo largo de su estancia en Ghana. Estoy ansiosamente esperando su respuesta para que yo le puede dar más información acerca de mí personal y de mi hermano Ex General Sani Abacha. contestarmi con este email directo: info_malikabacha@yahoo.fr

Mi mejor respecto a su Familia.

Alhaji Abdulmalik Abacha.

Dear Friend.
My name is Alhaji Abdulmalik Abacha a step brother to General Sani Abacha the former Nigerian Billionaire president who died in 1998 in Abuja the Federal Capital of Nigerian. If you are conversant with CNN news or to world news you must have heard of him when all his Bank account in Switzerland worth about € 1.7 Billion Euro and that of Britain is about £ 950 Million Pounds that was confiscated by the Federal Government of Nigeria after his death.
Why I need you assistant is that through the Director Of Operation and delivery of the Security Company in Ghana, (TRANSWORLD SECURITY COMPANY GHANA) I discovered that my senior brother Ex General Sani Abacha is having an amount of $ 5.600.000 ( Five Million Six hundred Thousand Us Dollars ) with 350 kilograms of 18 Karat Gold deposited in there security company there in Ghana before he died in 1998.

For this reason I need your urgent assistant to present you as my Brother Business Associate for us to remove this money and the Gold from Tran world Security Company of Ghana to your country with immediate effect and with the assistant of this company Director of operation and delivery we will collect this two consignments from the Tran world Company without problem, and the money will be transfer legally to your bank account in your country through Banking arrangement from Ghana.

If you accept this offer you must be ready to travel to Ghana while I and one of my junior sisters we meet you there in Ghana to arrange and conclude the transaction between 3 working days. For your information you don’t need to worry for your entry visa to the Republic of Ghana because when you are ready to come the Tran world Security of Ghana will take care of your entry visa through their company International Invitation Letter that will cover your entry visa to that country from any point of immigration anywhere in the World.

I would also like to inform you about our share of this business that our family has agreed to give you 30% of the total amount of $ 5.6 million and 30% of the 350 kilogram of the gold, and 65 % Will be for us the Abacha family that I am representing, and the remaining 5% will be for the local and international expenditure between the two of us.

Lastly I want to give you the Guarantee that you have 100% security to Ghana you don’t need to be afraid of anything problem I will always stand by you where ever you are throughout your staying in Ghana. I am anxiously waiting for your response so that I can give you more information about myself and about my brother Ex General Sani Abacha. Direct email: info_malikabacha1954@yahoo.fr

My best regards to your Family.

Alhaji Abdulmalik Abacha.





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