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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: "usman bello" <usbel12@latinmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:04:51 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: information



SECRETARY TO THE STATE GOVERNMENT(SSG)
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
PMB 1004 ASABA
DELTA STATE NIGERIA.

DEAR SIR,

MY NAME IS USMAN BELLO,I AM ONE OF THE STATE SECRETARIES TO THE GOVERNOR IN THE NIGER DELTA STATES OF NIGRIA, {OIL PRODUCING STATES} WE ARE RUNNING SECOND TERM IN THE OFFICE.

RESENTLY, A COMMITTEE WAS SETUP TO INVESTIGATE/CORRECT AND RELEASE FUNDS AND ONTRACTS WHICH WAS RECKLIESSLY MANUPULATED BY OUR PAST MILITARY REGIME. IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT I WAS APPOINTED THE CHAIRMAN OF THIS COMMITTEE. AFTER OUR INVESTIGATION, A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $800,000.000 WAS DISCOVERED AND RETURNED TO THE GOVERNMENT.

WE ALSO DISCOVERED CONTRACT THAT WAS NOT CONCLUDED BUT WAS LEFT BY SOME FORIEGN CONTRACTORS WHO FLEED THE COUNTRY, WE ALSO FOUND THAT THESE CONTRACTS VALUE WERE OVER INFLATED. PRESENTLY, WE ARE ABLE TO ARRANGE A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $20 MILLION FOR SOME KEY MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTTE.

WE ARE EADY TO MAKE THE NECCESSARY APPROVAL FOR THE RELEASE OF THE MONEY, BUT WE CANNOT DO THIS WITH OUR OWN BANKS ACCOUNTS.
I THEREFORE DEMAND FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO THIS EFFECT IF YOU AGREE WE SHALL GIVE ONLY 25% OF THE PRINCIPAL, I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY SO THAT I CAN GIVE YOU FURTHER INFORMATION. PLEASE KEEP THIS TO YOURSELF.
REGARDS,
USMAN BELLO

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