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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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Fraud email example:

From: "ZABRIYA OUSUF" <zabriyaous@z6.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 12:55:16 +0400
Subject: RESPOND SOONEST PLEASE.

Dear Sir,

It is my pleasure to write this mail to you. I am not quite exposed to foreign business and friends, hence I write to you with hope and trust that you will welcome my mail without being bias and that you will be a trustworthy fellow to me.

I write this to you with the hope that we shall later discuss person-to- person. My mail therefore should not be seen as a mistake or with any other intention rather than what I am proposing to you.

However, l am Zabriya Ousuf, a law student, State University Of Science & Technology, Son to late Dr. Ibrahim Ahmed Ousuf , My father retired as Former Minister before he died on 29 August 2004.

Prior to the death of my father', it was discovered that my father deposited the Sum of $12,000 000.00 (Twelve million US Dollars) in one of the banks Vault in disguise to precious stones, together with specific instruction to me on how to transfer this money abroad which he could not conclude before he died. This is a special arrangement with the bank since his intention was to invest the money himself.

Meanwhile, among other reasons, my father did not wish this money to fall into the hands of his political enemies, who might conspire to share my inheritance among them.

He therefore had his Attorney draw up a document empowering a foreigner that will help me invest the funds into any viable business abroad together with the Deposit Certificate from the company that had been issued to my father which the name would be changed to the foreigners name as the new beneficiary.

If you would assist me, by sending to me via email attachment your contacts or direct me to a more capable hand that will invest the funds with little information on where/how the money would be invested, I will send to you the necessary document from my father's Attorney in order to proceed on the transfer process. In the Deposit Certificate, you need to affix your name etc, in the space provided thereafter you should send it back to me for the onward transfer of this money from the bank here to any Bank of your choice abroad for the investments.

My father also indicated that such an Executor, who took out his time to render the help to me, will be entitled to 25% of the US$12 million while the balance would be for my family and some to charity home.

I appeal to you for urgent assistance to enable me effect the terms of my late father's WILL. You will also take care of me and my school fees and other little expenses from the proceed until our agreed years of investments elapse.

Please, regard this matter as a help to safe guide my life and inheritance from the hands of my father's enemy and some greedy family members like my step mother.

I will be waiting for your positive response towards my proposal, also include your phone/ fax numbers to enable me contact you.I would like to meet you as soon as you confirm the deposit of the fund into your account.

Thanks and God be with you

Regards.

Zabriya Ousuf.

NB: Please respond to my direct email contact (zabousuf@z6.com) .



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