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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "yusuf_ahmed2 Gazeta.pl" <yusuf_ahmed2@gazeta.pl>
Date: Sat, 24 May 2008 19:13:37 +0000
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF DR YUSUF AHMED


FROM THE DESK OF DR YUSUF AHMED
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER
AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK
OUAGADOUGOU,
BURKINA FASO.

TOP SECRET

Dear Friend,

This message might meet you in utmost surprise. However, it all just my
urgent need for a foreign partner that made me to contact you for this
transaction. I got your contact from yahoo tourist search while i was
searching for a foreign partner. I assured of your capability and
reliability to champion this business opportunity when i prayed to God about
you.


I am DR.YUSUF AHMED. the bill and exchange manager at the foreign remittance
department of AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK BURKINA-FASO, WEST AFRICA . I have
the opportunity of transferring the left over funds ($22.5 Million Dollars)
of one of my bank clients late Mr MBOGO EDWARDS from TAIWAN who died along
with his entire family on the 25Th of December 2003 in Benin plane crash.
Here is the air crash website on cn
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html


Hence; i am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be shared
between us in the ratio of 60/40 if you agree to my business proposal.
Further details of the transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as i
receive your return mail immediately you receive this letter. Be rest
assured that this business is 100% risk free on both side and every
arrangement to transfer this money to the Account you are going to provide
have been concluded provided we maintain the confidentiality and
secreceirity involved. Get back to me, with my privet mail address for more
details (yusuf_ahmed880@yahoo.com<http://us.mc464.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=yusuf_ahmed880@yahoo.com>
).

Please indicate your willingness by sending the below information for more
clarification and easy communication.


(1) YOUR FULL NAME
(2) YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS
(3) YOUR TEL AND FAX NUMBER

Trusting to hear from you immediately.
Thanks & Best Regards,
Dr yusuf Ahmed
PRIVATE TELEPHONE 226 76 92 37 90
PRIVATE EMAIL:
(yusuf_ahmed880@yahoo.com<http://us.mc464.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=yusuf_ahmed880@yahoo.com>
)

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