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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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Fraud email example:

From: hazanbello@terra.com.mx
Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 06:54:56 -0700
Subject: URGENT

MR.HAZAN BELLO
FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA
PLC
LAGOS NIGERIA.
REPLY TO:bello_hazan@myway.com
DEAR SIR,

I AM AN AUDITOR OF FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC AND I WILL
WANT TO DO A QUICK BUSINESS WITH YOU.
THERE IS A DORMANT ACCOUNT IN MY BANK WITH A CREDIT BALANCE OF US$15 MILLION,
WHICH HAS BEEN DORMANT FOR SOME YEARS NOW, ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED
THAT THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT, MR JOHN CREEK
AN AMERICAN CITIZEN DIED ON AN AIR CRASH THAT INVOLVED KENYA AIRWAYS SOME
YEARS AGO AND HE DEPOSITED THIS MONEY PRIVATELY.

SINCE THEN NO ONE HAS COME OVER TO CLAIM THE MONEY AS WEHAVE SEARCHED FOR
HIS NEXT OF KIN BUT COULD NOT FOUND ANY.
NOW I WANT TO USE YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO CLAIM THE FUND SINCE THE BANK
IS READY TO PAY THE FUND TO THE NEXT OF KIN WITH A PROPER EVIDENCE.

IN MY OWN SIDE,I WILL PROVIDE ALL THE NECCESSARY DOCUMENTS THAT WILL BACK
UP THIS CLAIM WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM.
WHAT I NEED FROM YOU IS TO USE YOUR NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN AND GET THE
DOCUMENTATIONS AND TRANSFER THE FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS TO YOUR ACCOUNT.

I WILL SUPPLY TO THE BANK WITH ALL THE NECESSARY
INFORMATION THAT THE BANK MAY NEED FOR EASY APPROVAL OF THE MONEY IN YOUR
FAVOUR.


AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL REMITTANCE OF THE FUND INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT, I WILL DESTROY ALL THE DOCUMENTS INVOLVED,INCLUDING THE COMPUTER
DISKETTES.

YOU ARE ENTITLE TO RECEIVE 35% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR
PROVIDING YOUR ACCOUNT,WHILE 60%WILL BE FOR ME AND 5% WILL BE MAPPED OUT
TO COVER SUNDRY EXPENSES THAT WILL OCCUR IN THIS TRANSACTION.

I WILL LIKE TO USE MY OWN SHARE TO INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY AS I HAVE NEVER
DONE ANY BUSINESS BEFORE IN MY LIFE.MY ASSURANCE IS THAT THERE IS NO RISK
WHATSOEVER INVOLVE IN THIS TRANSACTION.


IF YOU ARE INTERESTED,KINDLY SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO ENABLE
ME SUBMIT IT TO THE APPRPRIATE QUARTERS FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE FUND IN
YOUR NAME:

1.NAME AND ADDRESS OF YOUR BANK,TEL,FAX
2.YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER
3.YOUR PRIVATE MOBILE TEL.NO/FAX NO.
UPON RECEIPT OF THIS INFORMATIONS ACTION WILL COMMENCE
IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY.
YOURS SINCERELY,
MR. HAZAN BELLO
Email:bello_hazan@myway.com



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