419 scam: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA"<ird_cbx@rocketmail.com> RE;ATTEMPT TO CLAIM YOUR FUNDS.

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "million us 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- jyyusuf51@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gregory_akumadu@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 11:26:56 -0700
Subject: RE;ATTEMPT TO CLAIM YOUR FUNDS.

Dear sir or madam.

My name is John Yakubu Yusufu.

Pls read this publication:

http://news.yahoo.com/nigerian-stole-145m-pays-fine-avoid-prison-172240245.html

I have 143 million US dollars placed in an Escrow Account with a Security Deposit Firm, in Europe, that I need to transfer out of that

country urgently. Please, I decided to contact you directly for your guidelines and assistance in making a business investment on Real

Estate, Agriculture, Transportation,Renewable energy and tourism business, Stock Trading or whatever profitable venture you might deem

fit in your country or any part of the World that you feel this investment will take us to another Level.

Kindly take out a moment of your very busy schedule to reply for more details on this investment project and also send me other list of

viable investments in your country for my consideration.

l am willing to share the profit of this investment with you on whatever terms and conditions you will specified.

My utmost concern now is to have this funds evacuated from this Security Deposit Firm, as evidence/details of this Account might soon

be uncovered by the government of my country and it will be seized.

As soon as l read from you, l will introduce my personal attorney who will coordinate all the paper work necessary for the smooth success of

this gentleman agreement.

n/b: Strictly confidential.

Contact me back by Email: jyyusuf51@yahoo.com

Best Regards.

Mr.John Yakubu Yusufu

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