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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: Beatos Yussi <bea.yusi01@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: bea.yusi01@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 16:30:49 +0000
Subject: HELLO

>From Mrs Beans Yussi.

My name is Beans Yussi, The wife of Christopher Yussi who was coordinator
of Bayan Muna for Misamis Oriental and Chairman of MOFA. He was gunned down
and killed in our home in the Philippine on July 20th, 2010. Before my late
husband was killed, I inherited from his estate a total sum of ($14,000.000
USD Fourteen Million Dollars) in a metallic trunk box and deposited it in a
security and finance company ABROAD. This deposit was coded under a secret
arrangement as a family treasure.

I hope that you can be trusted, that you will not sit on this money when
you claim it. I have made up my mind to give you 25% of the total money for
your help,after you have secured the box for me and my children's
future.Thanks for your comprehension and willingness to assist Contact me
for more details with my private email address

Await your urgent reply.
With Love,
Mrs.Beans Yussi

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