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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: mallllam@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2005 02:16:09 +0100
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF: MALLAM BELLO ALI

FROM THE DESK OF: MALLAM BELLO ALI
MANAGER CREDIT AND FOREIGN BILLS.
DEVCOM BANK PLC
EMAIL: MALLAMBELLO@WALLA.COM

Dear Friend,

My name is Bello Ali the manager, credit and foreign bills of my BANK. I
am writing in respect of a foreign customer of my bank with account number
14-255-2004/utb/t who perished in a plane crash Korean Air Flight. Since
the demise of this client customer, I personally have watched with keen interest
to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as no one has come to
claim his funds of USD$.30 m, [Thirty million United States dollars] which
has been with my branch for a very long time. On this note, I decided to
seek for a foreigner who I can present as the next of kin hence no one has
come up to be the next of kin. And the banking ethics here does not allow
such money to stay more Than Ten Banking years, after which the money will
be called into the bank treasury as unclaimed funds after this period. In
view of this I got your contact from a business contact enquiry.

I will give you 25% of the total. Upon the receipt of your response, I will
commence on manipulating your information into the file as the next of kin
and I will send you information on how we intend to actualize our objective
in a legal manner.
I will not fail to bring to your notice that this business is hitch free
and that you should not entertain any fear as all modalities for fund transfer
can be finalized within five banking days, after your claim is established
as the certified next of kin to the deceased.

When you receive this letter. Kindly, send me your private Tel/Fax Numbers
through my private email mallambello@walla.com for effective communication
.
Thanks.
Awaiting your favorable response.

Yours truly,
Mallam Bello Ali
mallambello@walla.com

___________________________________________________________

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