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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: Mr Yusuf Ahmed <yusufahmed05@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 17:07:16 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: HELP ME RECEIVE USD$2MILLION.












Complement of the day,  
 
Dear Friend.
 
Please i need your assistance pay attention and understand my reason of contacting you today through this email, my name is Mr. Yusuf Ahmed. Bill and exchange manager in BCB,Bank Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso.  
 
In my department, during our bank second quarters crosschecked at’ standing unclaimed bank customers deposited fund balance files auditing for this year 2010, I discovered an abandon sum of ($Two million united states dollars) that belongs to our bank late customer, An South American Mexico country prominent man who unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261, I desperately need your assistance to stand secure and move this sum of money left behind by our bank late customer, into your helping me for receiving position bank account./or receiving the money amount by conformable international certified bank draft cheque money, through financial registered DHL, enveloped package delivering service company here, for your receiving clearance cash the money inside your bank account in your country.
 
However our bank late customer has been executing contract through department of works and housing and also he is a contractor importer with Coca Cola mineral companies here in ouagadougou burkina-faso, and the above mentioned amount is left in our bank deposited money reservoir account before his incident death occurred
 
Please if you are ready to help me stand for your receiving this money for our joint investment growth of the money over there in your country? then try and get back to me in other for me to direct you on how to contact our bank payment money unit for your receiving this money into your position over there. 
 
Thanks waiting for your respond mail from Mr. Yusuf Ahmed.
 



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