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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: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 01:18:21 +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

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