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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: mahmoodyakubu <mahmoodyakubu475@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2023 02:25:03 -0700
Subject: GREETINGS

From The Desk Of Mr Mahmood Yakubu
Manager Audit Account Dept,
Bank Of Africa Ouagadougou
Burkina-Faso.


Good Day

I am Mr Mahmood Yakubu. Manager Audit/Accounting Department BANK OF AFRICA
Alassane Bala Sakande Manager Audit/Accounting Department BANK OF
AFRICA U.B.A Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso, I would like to know if this
proposal will be worthwhile for your acceptance have a Foreign
Customer, Manfred Hoffman from Germany who was an Investor, Crude Oil
Merchant and Federal Government Contractor, he was a victim with
Concord Air
Line, flight AF4590 killing 113 people crashed on 25 July 2000 near
Paris leaving a closing balance of eighteen Million five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars ($18.500 000 ) in one of his Private US
dollar Account that was been managed by me as his Customer's Account
Officer.

Base on my security report, these funds can be claimed without any
hitches as no one is aware of the funds and it's closing balance
except me and the customer who is (Now Deceased) therefore, I can
present you as the Next of Kin and we will work out the modalities for
the claiming of the funds in accordance with the law. Now, if you are
interested and really sure of your trustworthy, Accountability and
confidentiality on this transaction without disappointment, you can
contact me using my private email address: mahmoodyakubu475@gmail.com

Our sharing ratio will be 50% for me and 40% for you, While 10% will
be for the necessary expenses that might occur along the line.


I expect your reply
Sincerely
Mr Mahmood Yakubu.

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