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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: Abdul-rasheed Yusuf <abdulrasheedesq@law.com>
Reply-To: abdulrasheed@blumail.org
Date: 21 Nov 2011 11:22:07 -0000
Subject: Legal Request / Inheritance Fund

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Prepared by: Abdul-rasheed Yusuf (ESQ.)
Senior / Principal Attorney
Abdul-rasheed Yusuf & Associates


I apologize if the contents hereunder are contrary to your moral ethics, but please treat with absolute secrecy and personal courtesy. I am Abdul-rasheed Yusuf, I wish to inform you that I was the intimate and entrusted Attorney of my late client whose life and that of his entire family was cut short in a ghastly motor accident 2008 on their way back from vacation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on the 26th of December 2008, my late client was a Director for a maintenance culture of the SHELL out reach in Malaysia, I have made several probes here to uncover any of my clients extended/distant relatives, which resulted abortive.

After these ineffectual exertions, I decided to search through, with his genealogical names in other to locate any member of his lineage therefore reason why I channeled this inquest to you. I have contacted you to facilitate in the fund transmittal of total valued at $7,500,000.00, since the idea of presenting a foreigner to act as his next of kin came into my mind so as to have the total sum of $7,500,000.00 transferred and willed to you. In view of this, I am personally seeking for your co-operation and understanding to stand as the next of kin to the deceased customer, to enable us claim the funds from bank. Hence, if this proposal is OK by you and you do not wish to take undue advantage of my trust, kindly get back to me immediately.

I will appreciate if the details below are confirmed back to me in your next email in order for me to prepare the (MOU), MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING that both of us will endorse in other for both parties to be protected.


FULL NAME:
CONTACT ADDRESS:
PHONE NUMBER (S):
SEX/AGE:
NATIONALITY:
OCCUPATION/PROFESSION:



On getting your response with the above details, we shall agree on the percentage ratio on how the funds shall be disbursed between ourselves, as I intend to invest part of our own share in real estate or any lucrative business in your country, and I would appreciate if you can put me in the right path where I can invest my own share.

Is rest assured that this business is 100% risk free.

Awaiting your response, Thanks and God bless.


Most Sincerely,

Abdul-rasheed Yusuf (ESQ)
Senior / Principal Attorney
Abdul-rasheed Yusuf & Associates
Level 38, Menara Upper Tower
165 Jalan Ampang 50450
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Email: abdulrasheedesq@hotmail.com

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