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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: "Mr BELO USMAN" <mrbelo1usman@hotdak.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mrbelousman@seeqmail.com
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 06:29:19 +0400
Subject: Mr BELO USMAN

STONE QUARRY CLOSE ROBBEN GULF.
GULF OCEAN DUBAI U.A.E
SUBJECT'RELOCATTION\PARTNERSHIP
Dear,
Please don't be offended or surprised to receive this mail which
Is sent without you prior permission since we do
Not know each other before now but we will meet soon because of my
Situation. I got your contact through network online hence decided to
Write you because of my desperate situation,
ATTENTION C.E.O
I strongly believe that this massage would come to you as a surprise.
Infact, it is in respect of the strict confidence given to me that you
Are honest and versatile in business that motivated my interest to seek your
Co-operation in this tranasction my father is late general USMAN the former vice president of
UNITA. Rebels in Angola. He was the chairman of Angola petroleum monitoring committee (APMC)
1992 to 2002.sadly He died after an injury sustained during the ambush on the UNITE rebels on 27 February 2002
Where the president of UNITA, Dr Jonas savimbi was killed as you might have know,
Petroleum is the major revenue in Angola C.A my father made a lot of
Money through the job but could not invest the money
Immediately to avoid problem by the military government. He was able to
Save the sum of $25.5M MILLION DOLLARS,
He deposited this sum with a security firm in Ghana Africa. The
Document used in these deposit, together with the key of the safe
And the real pictures of this money are with my mother. In my fathers
Will, He instructed that this money must be invested overseas with the
Help of a foreigner. Who is reliable and trustworthy so as to avoid brobe by the federal?
Government of Angola since He was the general in the war torn Angola,
And could not have amassed such wealth legally. With his death I came to
Dubai UAE where I am now on self-exile with my mother
I now seek your co-operation to assist us in truth and sincerity hoping
In God that you will never let us down to come down here in DUBAI U.A.E
So that we shall arrange a face-to-face meeting with my lawyer to enable us see
This fund can be moved and you can see it in real cash with your
Physical eyes. And more importantly to assist us open an account with your name
So that we can deposit this money into the company account for
Transfer into your save foreign account which you will provide.
My mother and I have agreed to give 25% of the total sum to you while
70% will be for my mother and mean.while the remaining 5%
Will be used to offset of bills incurred in the course of the transfer
Above all the must important thing is to assist us to relocate to your
Country to live and to also
To assist us look for a safe and profitable business there in your
Country to invest this money.
When I recieved your favorable respond I will send to you all the
Details and document as I wait for your respond,
BEST REGARDS

MR. BELO USMAN



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