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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: "YUSIF GAMBO" <yusif_gambo2004@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: yusif_gambo02@yahoo.ca
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 06:42:26 +0000
Subject: PLEASE READ AND REPLY IMMEDIATELY.

THE DESK OF:MR.YUSIF GAMBO.
AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK.
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO.



Dear Partner,


(Confidential)

I am Yusif Gambo the director in charge of
Telex/computing department of African development bank
(a.d.b) Ouagadougou Burkina Faso in West Africa with
due respect and Regard. I have decided to contact you
on a business transaction That will be very beneficial
to both of us at the end of the Transaction .during our investigation and
auditing in this Bank, my department came across a
very huge sum of money Belonging to a deceased person
who died on July 30th 2000 of a Ghastly motor accident
and the fund has been dormant in his Account with this
bank without any claim of the
fund in our Custody either from his family or relation
before our discovery To this development.

Although personally, I keep this information secret
within I and partners to enable the whole plans and
idea be Profitable and successful during the time of
execution. The Said amount was u.s $8.7m(eight
million-seven hundred Thousand United States dollars).
As it may interest you to Know, I
got your impressive information through the internet
Search here in Ouagadougou burkina-faso.i contact you
to be my Partner and person to be viable and
capable to champion a Business of such magnitude
without any problem.

Meanwhile all The whole arrangement to put claim over
this fund as the Bonafide next of kin to the deceased,
get the required approval And transfer this money to a
foreign account has been put in Place and
directives and needed information will be relayed to
You as soon as you indicate your interest and
willingness to Assist us and also benefit your self to
this great business Opportunity.

In fact I could have done this deal alone but because
of my Position in this country as a civil servant (a
banker), we are Not allowed to operate a
foreign account and would eventually Raise an eye brow
on my side during the time of transfer Because I work
in this bank. This is the actual
reason why it Will require a second party or fellow
who will forward claims As the next of kin with
affidavit of trust of oath to the bank And also
present a foreign account where he will need the money
To be re-transferred into on his request as it may be
after due Verification and clarification by
the correspondent branch of The bank where the whole
money will be remitted from to your Own designation
bank account.

I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is
100% Risk free.On smooth conclusion of this
transaction, you will Be entitled to 30% of
the total sum as gratification, while 5% Will be set
aside to take care of expenses that may arise During
the time of transfer and also telephone
bills, while 65% Will be for me and my partners.
Please, you have been advised To keep "top secret" as
we are still in service and intend to Retire from
service after we conclude this deal with you.

I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this
bank Until you confirm the money in your account and
ask us to come Down to your country
for subsequent sharing of the fund According to
percentages previously indicated and further
Investment, either in your country or any country you
advice us To invest in. And this I must do to make
sure that this fund is not wasted or end up in the
wrong hands. All I require is your honest co-operation
to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee That
this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect You from any breach of the law.

Yours faithfully,

YUSIF GAMBO.

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