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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: =?utf-8?q?Dr=20Olayemi=20Bello?= <olayemi_bello_2011@yahoo.com.vn>
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 18:33:44 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: SINCERE COMPENSATION


Tôi có thư mới!Bây giờ bạn có thể gửi thư điện tử cho tôi tại: olayemi_bello_2011@yahoo.com.vn

Dear good friend,


I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Luxemburg. Presently I'm in Luxemburg for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.


Now contact my secretary, her name is MISS SUSAN . P. ELIZABETH (Secretary) (susan_elizabeth2006@myway.com ) ask her to send you the international cashier's Bank Draft I raised in your name worth $520,000.00USD as a compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.

I appreciated your efforts at that time very much, so feel free and get in touched with my secretary MISS SUSAN and instruct Her where to send the Draft to.


Please, contact NOW, my confidential secretary,

MISS SUSAN . P. ELIZABETH (Secretary)

E-mail : (susan_elizabeth2006@myway.com )

You are to forward to her, the following:

1. YOUR FULL NAME & ADDRESS

2. YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER (If necessary)


She, will advise you further about the shipment of the ICBD to your

Residence Address or Office Address you may provide. Feel free to reach via

this very mail address. Most importantly, the ICBD has only validity period

of 12 banking days.


Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time. In the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the secretary on your behalf, so feel free to get in touch with her and she will send the Draft to you without any delay.


With best regards,

DR. OLAYEMI BELLO



- Dr Olayemi Bello


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