419 scam: Yousuf Mohammed <yousuf.mohammed78@bestnetway.net> FROM:YOUSUF MOHAMMED

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "yousuf.mohammed1@live.co.uk" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22501330628 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Yousuf Mohammed <yousuf.mohammed78@bestnetway.net>
Reply-To: yousuf.mohammed1@live.co.uk
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:37:38 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM:YOUSUF MOHAMMED

FROM:YOUSUF MOHAMMED
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE,
WEST AFRICA.
Dearest One,

I got your contact address on my desperate search for a reliableperson/company for partnership investments overseas,I am also believing thatyou will not expose or betraythe trust and confidence I am about toestablishwith you. I have decided to contact you with greatest delight and personalrespect. Well, I am yousuf mohammed,son to Dr.Ibrahim mohammed late former Director offinance Sierra-Leone diamond and mining corporation.Few days before thedeath my father,
he confided in me and ordered me to go to his undergroundsafe and move out immediately, with a Deposit Agreement and Cash Receipt hemade with a BANK in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoirewhere he deposited USD$ 22 milliondollars cash(TWENTY TWO MILLION DOLLARS).This money was made from the sellsof Gold and Diamond by my father and he have already decided to use thismoney for future investment of the family.Thereafter, I rushed down toAbidjan with these two documents and confirmed the deposit of the fund by myfather. Also, I have been granted political stay as a Refugee by theGovernment of Cote d'Ivoire.

Meanwhile, my father have instructed me to lookfor a trusted foreignerwho can assist me to move out this money from Coted'Ivoire immediately for investment. Based on this,I solicit for your assistance to transfer this fund intoyourAccount, but I will demand for the following requirement:

(1) Could you provide for me a safe Bank Account where this fund will betransferred to in your country or another nearby country where taxation willnot take great toll on the money?

(2) Could you be able to introduce me to a profitable business venture thatwould not require much technical expertise in your country where part ofthis fund will be invested ?

Please, all these requirements are urgently needed as it will enable me toestablish a stronger business relationship with you hence I will like you tobe the general overseer of the investment there after. I am trusthing youand I will please want you to handle this transaction based on the trust Ihave established on you.For your assistance in this transaction, I havedecided to offer you 20% percent commission of the total amount at the endof this business. The security of this business is very important to me andas such,I would like you to keep this business very confidential.If you arewilling to assist me.Please kindly reply me immediately. I shall expect yoururgent responsethanks.
Please for urgency assistance contact me through this email addresse yousuf.mohammed1@live.co.uk or call me 00225 01330628.

Regards,
MR YOUSUF MOHAMMED

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