419 scam: "Alhaji Abba Abacha"<presse@branchensieger.de> From Alhaji Abba 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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "consignment " (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)
- "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: "Alhaji Abba Abacha" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <abbaabacha2009@protonmail.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2018 02:05:52 +0300
Subject: From Alhaji Abba Abacha

My Dear Friend,

Assalaamu Alaikum,

I am Alhaji Abba Abacha for Abacha family,one of the son of 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 on behalf of my family,
with the hope that you will be of great assistance to us, My family currently have within our reach the sum of $35.5 million U.S dollars cash which
we intend to use for investment purposes outside Nigeria.

This money came as a result of a payback contract deal between my late Father and a Russian firm in our country's multimillion dollar
Ajaokuta steel plant. The Russian partners returned my Father's share being the above sum after his death. Presently, the new civilian
Government has intensified their probe into my Father's financial resources which has led to the freezing of all our accounts, local and
foreign, the revoking of all our business licenses and the arrest of my Father's First son and later released.

You can view these website for more about my family on the news and more proof.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4271245.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_741000/741506.stm

No record is known about this fund by the government because there is no documentation showing that we received such funds. Due to the
current situation in the country and government attitude to my family, we cannot make use of this money within our country, thus we seek your
help in transferring this consignment containing the funds out of the sub-African region.

Bearing in mind that you may assist us, my family have decided to offer you 35% of the total sum. Please kindly send your response of
wiliness to assist in getting the fund to your custody to me by return mail.

Please include your personal telephone number for easy communication
between us.email:abbasabdul2020@protonmail.com

Regards,

Alhaji Abba Abacha.
For Abacha family

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