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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: "Barrister Yusuf .O Ail" <barrister.yusuf_olaoluali@yahoo.cz>
Reply-To: <barristeryusufolaoluali@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2015 00:58:11 -0700
Subject: To You ................113.105.178.213

From Barrister Yusuf .O Ail
Yusuf Ali & Co.
2nd Floor Ghalib House,
24 Abdul Wahab Folawiyo Rd.,
Ilorin, Nigeria
I am Barrister Yusuf .O Ail ,and the personal Attorney to your relation,
a foreigner who used to work with AGIP PETROLEUM OIL COMPANY/
Road CONSTRUCTION (NAOC).On Thursday 25th of December2003, my client,
his wife and the Child were involved in a plane crash in Benin Republic,
in West Africa.
          ...Check the cnn website here for confirmation...
   :www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/25/benin.crash/index.html:
All occupants of the plane unfortunately lost their lives. Since then
I have made several inquiries to your Embassy to locate any of my
client’s extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After
these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives
over the Internet, to locate any member of his family but to no avail, I
contacted you, After going through your profile, I decided to contacted
you to assist me in repatriating the money left behind by my client
before they got confiscated or declared unserviceable by the United Bank
of africa PLC, where these huge deposits were lodged.
I am the only person who has legal right to present the next of kin of
my late client to the bank, because I have all the legal banking
documents to prove my claim beyond reasonable doubt and you have the
same surname with my late client to prove my claim beyond reasonable
doubt. I want you to help me as the Next Of Kin to my late Client
receive this money in your country, because I am planning to come over
to your country with my Family to buy a house and invest rest of the
money with you. I want us to invest the money jointly in your country
as soon as it is release by the Bank.
The Finance House where the deceased had an account valued at about
US$22.7 Million Dollars has issued me a notice to provide the
next-of-kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten
official working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the
relatives for over one(1)year now,NOTE: I seek your consent to present
you as the next of kin to the deceased, because you have the same
surname with my late client, so that the proceeds of this account valued
at US$22.7 Million Dollars can be paid to you and then you and I can
share the money; 60% to me and 35% to you, while 5% should be for
expenses or tax as your government may required.
I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any
claim we may make, all I require is your honest/unalloyed co-operation
to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will
be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and I
from any breach of the law and I want you to receive the Fund, which
will enable me and my family to come over to your country and buy a
very good house to leave and invest the rest of the money wisely.
Please get in touch with me immediately you acknowledge the good
receipt of this message. I will equally send my identifications
and other necessary documents to assure you that this business is not
a jamboree or Joke and will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you and I from any breach of the law.
I highly solicit your honesty and trust concerning this issue as all my hope
relay on it for survival.
Anticipating your prompt response.
Yours Sincerely
Barrister Yusuf .O Ail

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