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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: Johnson Yasseu <jyasseu06@yahoo.dk>
Reply-To: johnsonyasseu@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:17:20 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Hi


Hello,

My name is Mr. Johnson Yasseu, an accountant with one of the prime bank here in Africa. In the course of my duty, I discovered an abandoned account with a closing summary of USD $10.5 Million owned by a foreign contractor who was a victim in the Niger Delta area crises here in Africa. Ever since the death of this customer, none of his relatives has come forward for the claims although, through the deposit files; the next of kin to this account was not disclosed. I therefore, decided to front you as the next of kin, so that the fund can be retrieved for onward transfer to your designated bank account for our mutual benefit.

Please note, this information should not be disclosed to the bank management as I have all the necessary information within my disposal to move this fund out of the bank.

Upon your response, I will provide you with all the detailed information on how to execute this deal and I want you to be rest assured that there’s no risk involved.

I hope to hear from you soon.
Best regards,
Johnson Yasseu.


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