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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: Yusuff Ocalan <offadmn20@att.net>
Reply-To: yusuffocalan2@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:57:35 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FROM YUSUFF OCALAN


FROM YUSUFF OCALAN
EMAIL: yusuffocalan2@gmail.com
 
Dear Sir.
 
Peace be unto you my good friend. I am the only surviving child of Abdullah Ã-calan,The
leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).My father actively fought for the liberation
and unification of our people (The Kurds) under one sovereign nation which earned him the
support of many and being branded a rebel by others.He amassed a lot of money garnered
from supporters and sympathisers alike from which he kept quite a lot for his
family'suse.l will want you to go through this site and know more about Abdullah Ã-calan.
 
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_%C3%96calan
 
 Before his sudden arrest in 1999,he confided in me the where abouts of this money which
is ($45Mand)Fourty five Million united State Dollars and instructed me to find means of
investing the funds far away from the reach of the Turkish government who have frozen
most of the accounts and assets of the PKK.I need you to invest this money for the
benefit of my three year old son Hassan.He is all that is left of the Ã-calan family.A
few months ago I was diagnosed with cancer and was told by doctors that I have no long
time to live.My dear father will not be released by the Turkish government any time
soon.All I ask of you is to assist in the transfer and investment of the funds in a
neutral country on behalf of my son hassan untill he is of age.
 
l want you to send to me your contact address,your phone number,your Occupation and your Age.Once you get back to me,l will tell you on how you can contact the bank where the money is deposited.
 
Regards,
Yusuff Ã-calan.
Email: yusuffocalan2@gmail.com

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