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419 Scam – Names of people mentioned in the Advance Fee Fraud
In the original "Nigerian Scam", people claiming to family members of former heads of states or other public figures from Nigeria and other countries in Africa and Asia, look for someone helping them to move money to another country for a share of the loot, usually in the region of 10-35% of the (fictitious) fortune. Anyone careless enough to get involved with these scammers will then be asked to send cash to the scammers to pay for various expenses, without ever seeing a cent of the promised fortune.
The following is an incomplete list of public figures mentioned in 419 scam emails.
Incomplete list of names being used (by surname):
- Mariam Abacha (widow of Sanni Abacha)
- MARYAM ABACHA (widow of Sanni Abacha)
- MOHAMMED ABACHA (son of Sanni Abacha)
- Sanni Abacha (general, former military ruler of Nigeria)
- SUHA ARAFAT (widow of YASSER ARAFAT)
- Ninfa R. Arcangel (former mistress of Joseph Estrada, Philippines)
- Robert Bada (personal assistant to Charles Taylor)
- HAFISAT BAMAIYI (wife of Musa Bamaiyi)
- Musa Bamaiyi (general, Nigeria, minister of defense under Gen. Sanni Abacha)
- Martins Weber Dito
- JOSEPH ESTRADA (former President of the Philippines)
- Jude Estrada (son of JOSEPH ESTRADA)
- LUISA E. ESTRADA (wife of JOSEPH ESTRADA)
- Luisa Ejercito Estrada (wife of JOSEPH ESTRADA)
- LUISA LOI EJERCITO ESTRADA (wife of JOSEPH ESTRADA)
- Luisa Pimentel Estrada (first wife of JOSEPH ESTRADA)
- LOI E. ESTRADA (wife of JOSEPH ESTRADA)
- Lou Ejercito Estrada (wife of JOSEPH ESTRADA)
- ANDY EZE (DIRECTOR OF WORKS $ PLANNING AT NIGERIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC)
- Dr. Thomas Fernandez (cardiologist of Mrs. Patricia Maria Gonzales)
- IYIEKE.S.Fleming(Jr), former minister of finance in Liberia
- Derrick Sese Gezi (South Africa)
- Mrs NADIA GUEI (wife of Robert Guei)
- Robert Guei (former president of Cote d'Ivoire)
- Anna Holmes (diplomats wanting to deliver $1.5 million to you)
- Laurent Desire Kabila (late president of Democratic Republic of Congo)
- Mathias Kobi Kabila (son of Laurent Desire Kabila)
- PRINCE JOYFUL KAMARA (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire)
- Dr. Pinga Kasenda (late foreign minister of Zaire)
- Dish Khushab (Zambia, esophageal cancer)
- KIMAEVA LIOUDMILA (personal secretary to Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Yukos Oil)
- Zuma Kumalo (cabinet member under Jonas Savimbi)
- HENSHAW LUMUMBA (FORMER AIDE DE CAMP OF LAURENT KABILA)
- Alfred Lundzi (South Africa Department of Agriculture)
- Bernied Madoff (digraced financier)
- Harold Mfwamba (son of assistant of Laurent Kabila)
- Ruben Moussa (credit officer, Finance Trust House, Cotonou / Benin)
- Hosni Mubarak (former president of Egypt)
- COMFORT OLU (financial controller of Nigeria National Petroleum corporation)
- Zainoul Abidine Sanoussi (Guinea-Conakry)
- Prince George Sanoussi (son of Zainoul Abidine Sanoussi)
- FOUAD SAVIMBI (son of Jonas Savimbi)
- Jonas Savimbi (late leader of UNITA, Angola)
- Savimbi Kaliu (son of Jonas Savimbi)
- Lisa Jaime Savimbi (widow of Jonas Savimbi)
- Samuel Savimbi (son of Jonas Savimbi)
- Colin Scowcroft
- MRS. SESE-SEKO (widow of MOBUTU SESE-SEKO OF ZAIRE)
- MARIAM SESE-SEKO (widow of MOBUTU SESE-SEKO OF ZAIRE)
- SUSAN SHABANGU (Deputy Minister of Minerals and Energy, South Africa)
- PROFESSOR CHARLES SOLUDO (Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN)
- Larisa Sosnitskaya (Yukos oil scam)
- Charles Taylor (former president of Liberia)
- John Charles Taylor (son of Charles Taylor)
- George Udoka (former adviser to Charles Taylor)
- Issac Nuhan Vaye (Liberia)
- SUZANA VAYE (Liberia)
- Gabriel Wemba (Defence Minister, Gabon)
- ANDY KARNWEA WINPOE (Liberia / South Africa)
- Juno Widjaja (Indonesia)
- Peters Winpoe (Liberia / South Africa)
- JOHN Y. WINPOE (former DEPUTY MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY in LIBERIA)
- JOHN YORMIE WINPOE (former DEPUTY MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY in LIBERIA)
- MUSA YAKUBU (COTONUO-BENIN REPUBLIC)
Some common phrases:
Investment Assistance
the son of late
After the death of my father,
security company
trunk boxes
Sir, my intention now is to invest in your country
Example scam mail:
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL/URGENT
FROM: MRS. MARIAM ABACHA
KANO- NIGERIA.
MY DEAR
I am Mrs. Mariam Abacha, the widow of the late Gen.Sanni Abacha former
Nigeria Military Head of State who died mysteriously as a result of
Cardiac Arrest Since after my husband's death my family is under
restriction of movement and that not withstanding, we are being
molested by police and our Bank Account both here and abroad are being
frozen by the Nigerian Democratic Government, Following the recent
discovery of my husband's Bank Account by the Nigeria Government with
Swiss Bank in which the huge sum of
US$700 Million and DM450 Million was logged.
I therefore decided to contact you in confidence that I was able to
move out the sum of US$30,000,000 which was secretly defaced and is
sealed in four Metal boxes for security reasons, I therefore
personally, appeal to you Seriously and religiously for your urgent
assistance to move this money into your country where I believe it will
be safe since I cannot leave the country now due to the restriction of
movement imposed on the members of my family by the Nigeria Government.
Please kindly send your telephone,fax number and also your full
names,address me.
Please for more details contact my son MOHAMMED ABACHA on his private
number 234-803-514-3688 email :mariamxx2@eramail.co.za.Please visit
this website :http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/468903.stm so
that he can send to all the related documents so that you can procced
to claim the Luggage from the security company.
Conclusively, we have agreed to offer you 20% of the total sum while
75% is to before me and my family for profitiable business investment
which you will advice me on.preferable
propperties in your country subsequent to my free movement by the
Nigeria Government.
While 5% is mapped out for expenses as your government may demand for
tax and it also covers your telephone bills. Please reply urgently and
treat with absolute confidentiality and sincerity.
Best regards.
HAJIA MARIAM ABACHA (MRS)
NOTE:WHY I CONTACT YOU NOW IS THE CURRENT APPEAL BY OUR PRESIDENT CHIEF
OLUSOGUN OBASUNJO TO THE WORLD LEADERS ON THE UNITED NATION RGANISATION
MEETING IN NEW YORK CITY (USA)TO ASSIST IN RETURING MY HUSBAND FUND IN
FOREIGN ACCOUNTS.
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