419 scam: Phillips Chukwu <chukwu.phillips@yahoo.com.ph> Dear Valued Friend,

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united states 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)
- "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: Phillips Chukwu <chukwu.phillips@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: phillips.chukwu@yahoo.dk
Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2012 02:23:01 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Dear Valued Friend,

Dear Valued Friend,

May I briefly introduce myself to you? I am Muhammed Sani Abacha, son of the late Nigerian Head of State, General Sani Abacha who died on the 8th of June 1998. Ever since the death of my father, my family has been facing a lot of problems mostly with the present Civilian Government. Consequently, I have been under torture in detention for a sin I did not commit and made a lot of confessions as regards valuables, money inclusive that of my late father entrusted in my hand for safe-keeping. The last was my confession on the Seven Hundred Million United States Dollars cash my late father gave me for safekeeping. However, the Federal Government had claimed all the assets I mentioned when I was under detention, and presently they have seized my passport to travel outside the country, which is the reason I am making this contact to you.

My main reason and purposes of writing you is this, I know there is a lot of fraud stars writing and scamming people, some are using the name of my family. But I am writing you in good faith, and I want you to carefully go through this massage and give me a good response on your intentions towards the content of this email.

I am coming out of 2015 Presidential Election, my vision is to occupy that seat of my father as the President of this country. I do not have money at hand now neither am I able to travel outside the country, but, I have assets that worth over Five Billion united states which I have seek your kind assistance to make you the beneficiary of the above mentioned fund which some are in banks overseas and security companies, I want you to stand as my Foreign Presidential Sponsor which is after the assets are released to you, but before we should proceed, I would want you to visit me here, so to see you face to face before we proceed, I want to start my Presidential campaign by alerting the shakers and movers in Nigerian politics, therefore, I need your good response to advise you more of my visions over this note. I will make you the beneficiary

Best regards

Muhammed Sani Abacha.

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