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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!

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Fraud email example:

From: "aliyu yusuf" <aliyua2001@mighty.co.za>
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 16:33:15 +0200
Subject: ALHAJI ALIYU CHAMBERS





>From the legal chambers of
barrister( ALHAJI) ALIYU YUSUF
3rd flat,no -12 mindombo Ave.
cotonou republic of benin
Athernative Email =ahbello@zwallet.com

This is an honest work of Allah which i am introducing to
you to undertakeit sincerely and urgently as child of Allah
and to obtain blessing from Allah .

I am barrister ALIYU YUSUF a lawyer for late ALHAJI BOUBA
INGI and late ALHADJA MEMUNA JINGI.ALHADJI BOUBA was a
chief accountant with a foriegn oil company-GOLF in nigeria
for 8yrs .

In 1996 he died with his 3 children in motoraccident
and leaving her wife a widow without a child.
They were muslems of the first order who decided in vesting
in benin republic by banking their money in financial bank
in benin and errecting 6 duplex
super houses in benin .I am their family lawyer,and all
rents are paid into their account uptill date .

On the 4th of march 1998 ALHADJA MEMUNA JINGI age 71yrs
also died of heart acttack in a private specialist hospital
here in midombo cotonou benin republic. Before her
death,she instructed me to collect her WILL
which was deposited in the bank for a copy to be in my
possesion for strict implementation after her death.

(1)That her property-estate and money in the bank should
not be transferd to her late husband family,being that she
is an orphan.

(2)The money in her account now is 28,562,000USdollars
while the cost of the estate is 2,113,000USdollars.

(3)That i should locate a responsible and honest muslem who
resides in anentirely Islamic country to transfer this fund
and estate for the upliftment of Islamic cause.

(4)The beneficiary shold only have 20% of the total money
but the rest of the fund must be used in the name of ALLAH
for the construction of a complex mosque and a modern
muslem school.Should they be any balance money left it
should be given to ALHARAMAIN and ALMASJID AL -AQSA
CHARITY.

The sign legalised copy of her WILL is in my hambers,why
the original copy is in the bank file.For six yrs now the
bank has not seen any foriegn beneficiary presented by me
due to my relaxation in law execution.Hence,the bank has
called my attention to present a recomended beneficairy to
process legal claim of this money and the estate without
delay.otherwise the bank will deposit the money into the
bank treasury as an unclaimed fund.

Through my internate search i got your mail address,that is
why i am obliged to contact you to seek your interest and
confiremation,and lay claim of this money with my legal
backing and assistance.

ALLAH BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY

BARRISTER ALIYU


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