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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: AHMED YSUSUF <ahmed_y2@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <ahmed_yusuf1@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 06:29:55 +0000
Subject: FROM MR AHMED YUSUF



FROM MR AHMED YUSUFMANAGER ACCOUNT DEPT.AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK(A.D.B) ATTN:DEAR, BRIEFLY I AM MR AHMED YUSUF THE MANAGER ACCOUNTING DEPARTMANT IN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK. I AM HERE TO CONTACT YOU OF THE TRANSACTION TODAY,DURING THE LAST YEAR AUDITING IN MY DEPARTMENT,I DISCOVERED A HUGE SUM OF $10.425M(SIX MILLION FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS),BELONG TO ONE OF OUR DECEASED CUSTOMER WHO DIED ON 24 JULY,2006,WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN BEIRUT 2006 CLASH BETWEEN HEZBOLLAH AND ISRAEL. SINCE HIS UNTIMELY DEATH THE FUND HAS BEEN LAYING DORMANT IN HIS ACCOUNT WITH THIS BANK HERE WITHOUT ANYBODY COMING FORTH TO CLAIM THIS FUND IN OUR BANK EITHER FROM HIS RELATION BEFORE MY DISCOVERY TO THIS DEVELOPMENT, SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING HIS RELATIVES,I HEREBY SEKING YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED FOR YOU TO CLAIM THIS FUND ALTHOUGH,I KEEP THIS INFORMATION SECRET WITHIN MYSELF SINCE I DISCOVERED THIS FUND. AND I HAVE MADE A SUCCESSFUL ARRANGEMENT AS AN INSIDER OF THE BANK BEFORE CONTACTING YOU ON CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION,IN TERMS OF PERCENTAGE,YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO 40% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS GRANTIFICATION WHILE 60% WILL BE FOR ME. PLEASE,BE ADVICE TO KEEP THIS A TOP SECRET AS I AM STILL IN SERVICE AND INTEND TO RETIRE FROM SERVICE AFTER I CONCLUDE THIS DEAL WITH YOU.

I WILL BE MONITORING THE WHOLE SITUATION HERE IN THIS BANK UNTILL YOU CONFIRM THE FUND IN YOUR ACCOUNT AND ASK ME TO COME DOWN TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR SUBSEQUENT SHARING OF THE FUND ACCORDING TO PERCENTAGE PREVIOUSLY INDICATED AND FURTHER INVESTMENT,EITHER IN YOUR COUNTRY OR ANY COUNTRY YOU ADVICE ME TO INVEST INN AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY INFORMATION WILL BE SENT TO YOU ON YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO CHAMPION THIS DEAL WITH ME,PLEASE CONTACT ME ON THIS EMAIL ahmed_yusuf1@yahoo.co.uk INCASE OF VIRUS. THANKSAHMED YUSUF.
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