419 scam: "MR. IBRAHIM YASSA" <yixxxxx@ciudad.com.ar> I wamt your quick reply!!

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2349091650776 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. IBRAHIM YASSA" <yixxxxx@ciudad.com.ar>
Reply-To: "MR. IBRAHIM YASSA" <mr_mrs_yassafamily@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2014 09:59:01 -0300 (ART)
Subject: I wamt your quick reply!!

From: Mr. Ibrahim Yassa
Plot 14 Bp 1210 Islands
Tel: +234-9091650776.

My Warm Greetings To You!

I am Mr.Ibrahim Yassa,Working in department of Fund released Order. I know the letter might come to you as surprise,but take it like your own deal.A contractor executed a contract through Federal Ministry of Works & Housing (FMWH) here, the contract worth of (US$10.500M) but on the process of transferring the money to him, he died with his family in earthquake disaster that occurred in Bam, South eastern city of Iran.

Please for you to be convinced, you try and verify from this report track (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/ talking_point/3350195.stm).

Meanwhile, his money has been approved for payment in my office awaiting for me to give order for the final endorsement of the release of his money. Nobody from my ministry knows my contact with you and they will never know . I will send to you the whole relevant information that is required of you to know in this transaction immediately you accept to co-operate with me.

I shall be presenting you to the ministry here as the beneficiary's next of kin/business associate to this fund, since we have been unsuccessful in locating any of his relatives, so that the balance of his contract sum valued at US$10.500M dollars will be processed and paid to you and then both of us can share the money.

1. Your complete names/address,
2. Private phone numbers.
3. Your Identification ID
I will communicate my data to you as soon as I read from you.

But both of us need to bear in mind that 5% of this money will go for Homeless. Hope you will agree with me on this?.

Yours truly,

Mr.Ibrahim Yassa..

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