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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: "USMAN YUSUF" <usmanyusuf1@blumail.org>
Reply-To: usman_yusufcbn@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:39:02 +0100 (CET)
Subject: RE: UNPAID CONTRACT SUM- WHY YOU HAVE NOT SUCCEEDED.

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
CONTRACT PAYMENT & PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS
Tel: 234-70-51513461
>From the Desk Of Mr Usman Yusuf
E-mail: usman_yusufcbn@yahoo.com
SERIOUS
TALK
Attn: The Beneficiary/Contractor,


RE: UNPAID CONTRACT SUM- WHY YOU HAVE NOT SUCCEEDED.

After waiting to hear from you or your Nigerian partners for a long time
now, I decided to make this direct approach to you in

other not to let it be as if I have anything in mind against you. I do not
know if you have asked yourself why each time the

release of this fund is approved, all of a sudden, the payment will be
stopped or one problem or the other will come up. If you

have not asked this question or you do not know, this is an opportunity
for me to tell you.

Some time ago, your Nigerian friend, I mean the people that introduced you
to the project approached me through my dear wife

who works with the Federal Ministry of Finance and requested me to assist
them conclude a money transfer deal they had

with you, they requested me to assist them by removing the original
contractor’s name, company’s name and bank particulars

from Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Vetting computer and replacing them
with your name and your bank details in order to

make you appear as the rightful beneficiary of this funds. I agreed on
condition that they will pay me US$300,000 as soon as

your name appears as the beneficiary. I did as agreed and demanded to be
paid but your friends started telling me stories.

They even told me that you promised to send money to me. Do you know that
up till now, I have not received a single cent

from them and have not set my eyes on any of them?

Based on their attitude, I decided to stop the funds release movement
because I cannot be denied of my right in my own office

considering the risk as it might affect my job. Secondly, I know the
source of the funds that you did not execute any contract

in Nigeria, although I am the only person privileged to know this
information and it is a fact. Why I am making this clear to you

is that I can see that you are still making efforts in order to conclude
this project. Now I am ready to forget the past. I do not

need the US$300,000 any longer from you but a good compensation form your
mind. I need your assurance that those

colleagues will be totally kept out of this transaction. I know that none
of them is aware of my new approach to you. Stop

spending your money unnecessarily to CBN officers both here and overseas
because you will not receive this money without

my hand in it. I personally did the work at the beginning and only me can
perform it. The secret is that your partners failed to

stamp your contract duty documents/claim.

Finally, I need your promise that no official of the Central Bank of
Nigeria will be aware of my involvement in this regard

because of my position. Now re-assure that you will be willing to
compensate me. That you will assist my wife to establish a

foreign account in your country where my compensation will be lodged. Also
a KTT FUND RELEASE APPROVAL

DOCUMENTS ATTACH will be sent to you for endorsement after which I will
remit the fund to you within 48hours. I am a man

of my words, if you are ready to conclude this business with me, kindly
contact me on my direct mobile phone:

234-70-51513461 or usman_yusufcbn@yahoo.com so that we can have a chat
over this issue once and for all. But if the

reverse is the case, do not bother yourself to reach me and forget about
this money.

Accept my best wishes,
Mr Usman Yusuf

Director, Foreign Payment Monitoring/Telegraphic Transfers.
NOTE:- AS SOON AS YOU GET THIS EMAIL YOU CALL ME ON MY NUMBER
234-70-51513461 FOR VERBAL

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