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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: Yusufu Haji <yusufu_haji220@yahoo.com.sg>
Reply-To: yusufu_haji20@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 21:54:25 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Attention Freind,


FROM THE DESK OF MR.YUSUFU HAJI
MANAGER ECO BANK SEN. Ltd
CORPORATE
HEADQUARTERS:
66/81AVENNUE,P.M.B 154:
DAKAR SENEGAL:

Attention Freind,

With good faith I have come to you about this Legitimate Business of mine, but I must first introduce to you myself.I am Mr.Yusfu Haji of Eco Bank Ltd.I am the personel account manager of Mr. Austin Wells (Snr) a nationale of your country, who used to work with shell development company here in Senegal.On the 21st April 2001, our customer, his wife And their three children were involved in a car accident along Dakar-Colobane express road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of his extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the money and property left behind by our customer before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by our bank where he deposited sum of US$ 17 million dollars in our bank the Eco Bank Ltd the banking guidelines of Eco Bank Ltd stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed for over a period of time 5 years and few months, with the account unservicable the money will be Confisicated and this will happen after the next then days if nobody comes for the money Since we have not seen anybody for the money and his property for the last 5 years and our bank has been notifying the Rotary club for the past one year,now I seek your consent to present yourself as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceed of this account valued at US$
17 ! million dollars can be
paid to you and then you and me can share the money. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

It is very important you indicate your williness, so that i can send Across to you all the necessary TEXT FORM document from the bank also talk on the issue of the sharing modalities as I have planned. Please this deal is of REAL, SECRECY and 100%risk-free. Bear in mind that we are concluding this deal between 14 working days which is from the day of your positive response is being received. You are also required to send across your private telephone and fax number for easy communication and oral discussion, so as to avoid any delay.

Please, you can also get in touch with me through this email: (yusufu_haji20@yahoo.fr, I will not respond to your mail. do not fail to get back to me as soon as you have receive this mail right now to enable us discuss further.

Best regards,
Mr. Yusufu Haji

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