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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Abdullah Al Yusuf" <vitava@neostrada.pl>
Reply-To: <abdullyusuf@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 20:29:25 -0700
Subject: 8/16/2012


K.C. THO & PARTNERS
UNIT 23-06, LEVEL 23,MENARA LANDMARK
NO. 12, JALAN NGEE HENG,
JOHOR BAHRU MALASIA
TEL: +60126-274-953

Dear Sir/Madam,

REQUEST FOR AN URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

This email must come to you as a surprise, but I believe that it takes just a day for people to meet and become great friends and business partners. I also aware of the great distrust and fear with most thing that come to us from the internet but I am assuring you this proposition is far different that what ever you might have heard or seen. I contacted you in peace and brings good tidings not evil or to drain your finances. This is a personal and private letter directed to you and I request that it be treated as such.

My name is Abdullah Al Yusuf, a retired Barrister. I was the personal Attorney /sole executor to the late Boris Litvinenko, who was originally A Russian and hereafter referred to as 'My late Client'. He was an oil magnate but died in the London bombings along with his immediate family on Thursday, 7 July 2005 in one of there holiday trips to the United Kingdom. Since his death, I have tried locating his extended relatives whom shall be claimant / beneficiary of his abandoned monetary deposit and all such efforts have been to no avail. I also tried going through the Russian Embassy here in Malaysia and that also hit a brick wall.

On 22nd of May, 2012 few days ago, I received a letter suggesting a likely proceeding for confiscation of this fund in line with existing laws by the bank in which the late Boris Litvinenko had a fixed deposit in the sum of $12,800,000.00 USD (Twelve Million and eight hundred thousand United States Dollars only) if a Next of Kin does not show up to claim the fund by the end July this year (2012). On this note I decided to search for a credible Person to act as his Next of Kin that was how I contact you.

I am therefore writing you that you may contact the "Trustee" Bank in the capacity of an extended Family member so as to enable you put up claim for this deposit. Do note that I will be there to guide your every step of the way. I propose that 50% of the total fund will accrue to you at the conclusion of this deal, while I retain the balance 50% which I plan to use in setting up a foundation that shall be named after Boris Litvinenko to assist orphanage homes and fight against diseases and poverties in Asia and Africa.

To facilitate the process of immediate transfer of this fund to your designated bank account, you need firstly signify your interest by contacting me via e-mail or telephone call and then I will appraise you with complete details as soon as I obtain your confidence. Rest assured that this proposal is hitch-free and you need not entertain any fears as all procedures will be within the confines of the law. Successful transfer of the Fund to your nominated account can be achieved within 14 Banking days of signifying your interest. Like I said, I require only a solemn confidentiality on this so are you willing to go all the way with me?

Please, include your Private and confidential Phone number (preferably Mobile) in your reply.

Best Regards,
Abdullah Al Yusuf.

K.C. THO & PARTNERS
UNIT 23-06, LEVEL 23,MENARA LANDMARK
NO. 12, JALAN NGEE HENG,
JOHOR BAHRU MALASIA
TEL: +60126-274-953

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