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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: "DR. ISMAILA YUSUF " <ismaila2010_yusuf@web2mail.com>
Reply-To: ismaila111yusuf@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 8 May 2010 19:13:20 +0300
Subject: PERMISSION TO REMIT US $10 MILLION INTO YOUR COMPANY OR PRIVATE
ACCOUNT.


FROM:DR. ISMAILA YUSUF
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
FEDERAL SECRETARIAT COMPLEX (ANNEX)FALOMON-LAGOS

PERMISSION TO REMIT US $10 MILLION INTO YOUR COMPANY OR PRIVATE ACCOUNT.

It is my pleasure to write and inform you of a transaction involving the
transfer of $10M(TEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) only into a foreign
account for safekeeping pending my arrival with my colleagues for the sharing
with you as the account owner into which the money is remitted.

I am an accountant with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC),
Lagos and this money originated from over-invoiced contract executed for the
corporation some years back. This contract has long been completed by
a foreign
firm and the contractor duly paid. I now seek if you would permit the surplus
to be remitted into your account. As a matter of fact, we are top government
officials and we cannot come out openly to claim this amount. This is why we
are looking for a competent and honest company or individual abroad whose
documents would be tendered by us here in Nigeria as one of the contractors
that executed the project.

However, I would wish to receive your personal assurance that you
would not sit
on the money when it goes into your account. More importantly, you keep
confidential this transaction, in order not to tarnish the confidence
repose in
the officials involved in this transaction. To effect this transfer, I
therefore request the following: YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER, THE NAME OF YOUR BANK.
WHERE THE MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERRED INTO AND ALSO YOUR PRIVATE FAX AND
TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR QUICK COMMUNICATION.

So far, after due consultations, you were strongly and reliably recommended to
us although we have not met or entered into any kind of contract with you
before as to know the extent of your honesty, but based on the
recommendations,
I personally want to believe that you are honest enough and would not sit on
the money if finally got into your account. It is on this note that I consider
it proper to write you asking for your permission and support to transfer this
amount into your account. You should not fear any risk because we have
concluded arrangement to save guide you in the transaction. This business is
100% risk free. Hence it requires high level of confidence and secrecy.
Meanwhile this is the breakdown of the sharing modalities: (A). 5%
WILL BE USED
TO SETTLE TRANSFER CHARGES AND LEGALPROTOCOLS. (B). 30% IS FOR USING YOUR
ACCOUNT. (C). 65% OF IT WILL BE FOR US THE ORIGINATORS.

Be informed that on completion of this business I will use part of my money to
invest in your country under your care. Please note that the transfer
operation
will take seven to ten working days to be completed. Please contact me by the
above e-mail .

Thanks.
DR. Ismaila Yusuf






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