419 scam: "MRS.MARIAM ABACHA" <abachamariam26@yahoo.com.ph> FROM:DR MRS.MARIAM ABACHA

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "with absolute secrecy" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "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" <abachamariam26@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: abachamariam838@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 13:13:41 +0800
Subject: FROM:DR MRS.MARIAM ABACHA

FROM:DR MRS.MARIAM ABACHA
PLOT 102 KABO STREET KANO STATE NIGERIA
ATTN:CHAIRMAN/CEO

Re.TRANSFER OF Dollars($320,000,000.00)
I apologize if the contents here under are contrary to your
moral ethics.But please treat with absolute secrecy and
personal.It's my pleasure to contact you for a business
venture which I and my Son,intend to establish in your
country. I am Dr Mrs Mariam Abacha,the wife to the
former
president of Nigeria,General Sani Abacha. Though I have not
met with you before but I believe,one has to risk confiding
in someone to succeed sometimes in life. There is this huge
amount of dollars($320,000,000.00) which
my late Husband kept for us in a security storage House
before he was posioned by unknown persons.
Now me and my son decided to invest these money in your
country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security
and political reasons and for the reason that the government
of my country did not succeed in tracing this funds after
freezing all my family foreign accounts .We want you to
help us to transfer this fund to your country for
investment purposes :If you can be of an assistance to us
we will be pleased to offer to you 20% Of the total fund.
It is very important that you forward to me your full name
your private telephone and fax numbers/occupation, to
enable me send all relevant documents pertaining the
deposit of this fund hence I will not want to be
exposed,this is to aviod losing the money.

I await your soonest response.

N:B YOU CAN TAKE AN INSIGHT IN THESE EXAMPLARY CONFIDENTIAL WEBSITES BELOW:
I.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/877113.stm
2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2282366.stm
3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1606565.stm
4. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1576527.stm

Sincerely,
DR MRS.MARIAM ABACHA

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