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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: "Mohammed Bello" <mbello06@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 16:20:36 +0000
Subject: Just to say thank you!

Dear friend,
I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred
under the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay.
Presently I’m in Russia for investment project with my own share of the
total sum. Meanwhile, I never forget your past efforts and attempt to assist
me in transferring these funds despite that all the effort where to no
avail.
In appreciation to all the efforts, I have willingly instructed my secretary
to send a total sum of $880,000.00 dollars. So contact my secretary in Benin
his name is DONALD DUKE on his E-mail Address donalddukedonald@msn.com ask
him to send you the total of $880.000.00 which I kept for your compensation
for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I
appreciate your efforts very much I am very greatful.
So feel free to in touch with my secretary DONALD DUKE and instruct him on
where to send the amount to you. Please do let me know immediately you
receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferings that we
went through at that time.
At the moment, I’m very busy here because of the investment projects which I
and the new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had
forwarded instruction to the secretary on your behalf to release the money
to you as soon as you contact him. So feel free to get in touch with him. He
will send the amount to you without any delay.
Regards,
Mohammed Bello



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