419 scam: "Yusuf Mohammed"<paymentnotice1988@yahoo.it> ATTN: Beneficiary....

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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:

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 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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Yusuf Mohammed" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dr.ahmedyusmhd1@sify.com>
Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 21:25:53 +0800
Subject: ATTN: Beneficiary....

BANK NEGARA OF MALAYSIA
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE FOR OVERSEAS DEPT

Our.Ref:B.N.M/I.R.D/B.N.X/021/09
Date: 05/18/2010

YOUR PAYMENT RELEASE OF US$25.500,000 MILLION DOLLARS PAYMENT

ATTN: Beneficiary.

It was Resolved and agreed by the UNITED NATION upon that your
Contract/Inheritance Payment should be released to you from this BANK
OF NEGARA MALAYSIA on a newly approved method tagged,You are Hereby
advised to Re-confirm Your FULL NAME,ADDRESS,PHONE NUMBER,AGE AND NEXT
OF KIN to claim your funds, then we will proceed with you by telling
you the nest thing to do.

Note: that we have three method of payment which we used to serve our
customers, you will choose only one among them, and each of them
last for only 10working days.

Please help BANK NEGARA OF MALAYSIA to serve you well, because BANK
NEGARA will not be held with any wrong payment there after.

Thank you.

Dr Ahmed Yusuf Mohammed.
PAYMENT DEPT DIRECTOR.
Direct Mobile: +60102414077

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