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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: "BELLO COCA" <barrister_bello@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:39:03 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: DEAR RUSSELL REPLY URGENTLY PLEASE .


FROM THE DESK OF BELLO COCA & ASSOCIATE
BARRISTER,BELLO COCA CHAMBERS
27,PAIM GROVE HOUSE,
AMAZING GRACE PLAZA
VICTORIA ISLAND-LAGOS .

DEAR RUSSELL,

PLEASE PERMIT MY UNSOLICITED MAIL.

I AM BARRISTER BELLO COCA, SOLICITOR AT LAW AS WELL PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO LATE MR. THOMAS RUSSELL, WHO USED TO WORK WITH LNG (LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS COMPANY) WHO HEREINAFTER SHALL BE REFERRED TO AS MY CLIENT, DIED AS A RESULT OF HEART-RELATED CONDITION IN JUNE 2001.

I AM CONTACTING YOU TO ASSIST IN REPATRIATING THE MONEY LEFT BEHIND BY MY CLIENT BEFORE IT IS CONFISCATED OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY THE BANK WHERE THIS DEPOSIT VALUE AT (US18, 000,000.00 EIGHTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) IS LODGED THIS BANK HAS ISSUED ME A NOTICED TO CONTACT THE NEXT OF KIN OR THE ACCOUNT WILL BE CONFISCATED. MY PROPOSITION TO YOU IS TO SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN BENEFICIARY OF MY LATE CLIENT, SINCE YOU HAVE THE SAME LAST NAME, SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF THIS ACCOUNT CAN BE PAID TO YOU. THEN WE CAN SHARE THE AMOUNT ON A MUTUALLY AGREED PERCENTAGE.

ALL LEGAL DOCUMENT TO BACK UP YOUR CLAIM AS MY CLIENT NEXT OF KIN WILL BE PROVIDED. ALL I REQUIRE FROM YOU IS YOUR HONEST CO-OPERATION TO ENABLE US SEE THIS TRANSACTION THROUGH. THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW IF THIS BUSINESS PROPOSITION OFFENDS YOUR MORAL VALUES, DO ACCEPT MY APOLOGY. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT ONCE TO INDICATE YOUR INTEREST AS IT WERE.

BE REST ASSURED ONCE MORE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE AND THERE WILL BE NO HITCHES EITHER NOW OR IN THE FUTURE, AS EVERY SUPPOSEDLY LOOSE ENDS HAVE BEEN KNITTED BY OUR LEGAL TEAM. INDICATE YOUR INTEREST TO MY PROPOSAL, BY FORWARDING TO ME YOUR CELL PHONE NUMBERS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

PLEASE ACCORD MAXIMUM CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECRECY TO THIS TRANSACTION.
BEST REGARDS,
BARRISTER, BELLO COCA.
ATTORNEY AT LAW.


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