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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 tanja" <bellotanja05@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 23:39:43 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION


My dear friend,

WITH DUE RESPECT,DON NOT BE SURPRISE OF RECEIVE THIS KIND OF MESSAGE FROM ME,
I, AM BARRISTER. Bello Tanja, A SOLICITOR AT LAW AND APERSONAL FINANCIAL ATTORNEY TO LATE Mr.SHEU YUAN-DONG MY CLIENT Mr.SHEU YUAN-DONG LOST HIS LIVE WITH HIS WIFE AND THEIR ONLY DAUGTHER ON FEBRUARY 16 1998 IN A PLANE CRASH. HE HAS $14.2 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS WITH BARLAYS BANK HERE IN THIS COUNTRY BURKINA FASO. THE FUND HAS BEEN DORMANT IN HIS ACCOUNT WITH THIS BANK WITHOUT ANYBODY AVAILABLE TO CLAIM.

LATE Mr.SHEU YUAN-DONG WAS A GOVERNOR OF TAIWAN CENTRAL BANK UNTIL HIS DEATH. SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRIES TO LOCATE ANY OF HIS EXTENDED RELATIVES, THIS HAS ALSO PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL, HENCE I, CONTACTED YOU TO ASSIST ME IN PENETRATING THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT BEFORE IT GETS CONFISCATED BY BARCLAYS BANK AUTHORITY. THE DIRECTOR OF BANK CONTACTED ME ON 15th FEBRUARY 2006 AND ASKED ME AS FINANCIAL ATTORNEY TO LATE Mr.SHEU YUAN-DONG, I SHOULD PRESENT HIS NEXT OF KIN TO PERMIT THEM RELEASE AND TRANSFER THE FUND FROM THEIR CUSTODY ELSE THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY OPTION THEN TO CONFISCATED THE FUND TO CENTRAL BANK AS UNCLAIMED FUND.

THE FACT AND CONFIDENTIALLY IS, THIS SUM KEPT HERE VERY SECRET WHILE NOBODY KNOWS EXCEPTHIS WIFE AND AS A GOVERNOR OF TAIWAN'S CENTRAL BANK HE KNEW THAT ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN, SO HE KEPT THIS MONEY HERE IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. UNFORTUNATELY HE LOST HIS LIVE WITH HIS FAMILY IN THE EVENT OF THE PLANE CRASH.I FINALLY DISCOVERED THAT IN ALL HIS FILESIN MY CHAMBERS AND AT THE BANK, HE DOES NOT INDICATE HIS NEXT OF KIN EXCEP THIS WIFE.

AFTER SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO TRACE ANY OF HIS RELATIVES, I DECIDEDE TO CONTACT YOU IN ASSISTACE THAT YOU WILL STAND AS NEXT OF KIN OR BUSINESS PERTNNER TO PENETRATE THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS I MENTIONED ABOVE BECAUSE THE FACT REMAINS CLEAR THAT ANYBODY I PRESNENT TO THE BANK AS HIS NEXT KIN OR HIS BUSINESS PARTNER SHALL INHERIT THE FUND AND IT IS BASED ON THIS FACT THAT I ASK YOU TO GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY TO ENABLE US DISCUSS ON TERMS OF PARTNERSHIP IN THIS ISSUE SO THAT I WILL FORWARD YOUR CO-ORDINACE/IDENTIFICATION TO THE BANK AS HIS LEGITIMATE NEXT OF KIN AND BENEFICIARY TO HE FUND.

BEAR IN MIND THAT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL OF TRANSFERRED OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, YOU WILL ENTITLE WITH 40% TO THE TOTAL FUND AND 60% WILL BE MINE BECAUSE T AM THE PERSON WHO WILL PROTECT YOU HERE AND DIRECTING YOU IN SUCCESSFUL OF THIS TRANSACTION TILL YOU CONFIM THE FUND IN YOUR ACCOUNT.
Please visit this websites:

http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9802/16/taiwan.crash.update2/
http://dnausers.d-n-a.net/dnetGOjg/160298.htm

FOR YOUR INFORMATION, BEING A TAIWANESE OR NOT WILL POSE ANY PROBLEM FOR THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT, THE ONLY UNLAWFUL REGARDING TO THIS IS, OUR CONSTITUTION HERE IS NOT ALLOW ANY INDIGENE AS BURKINEBE TO STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO ANY FOREIGNER.
I WAIT FOR YOUR IMMEGIATE RESPONSE SO THAT I WILL GIVE YOU A MORE DETAIL INFORMATION IN THIS TRANSATION.

Truly yours,
Barr. Bello TANJA
Tel: 00226 76444470.

NB: kindly call me when you found this interesting and you should also be aware that I am entitle in procuring any documentation which will guard this transaction.

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