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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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Fraud email example:

From: "docteur bello" <bellomr4@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2006 00:58:10 +0400
Subject: RE/mesages

>From Dr UK Bello
United Arab Emirates. U.A.E.
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Dr UK Bello, the Regional manager of National Bank Private Banking
Sector (Auditing department), United Arab Emirates. U.A.E.. This is an
urgent and very confidential business proposition. On June 6, 2001,a
Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the United Arab Emirates. U.A.E.
Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Mr. Ahmed Mohd made a numbered
time(Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at
US$15,500,000.00,(Fifteen Million, five hundred thousand Dollars).
Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but
got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered
from his contract employers, the National Petroleum Corporation that
Mr.Ahmed Mohd died from an automobile accident. On further investigation, I
found out that he died without making a WILL and all attempts to trace his
next of
kin were fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr.Ahmed Mohd did
not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including
his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$15,500,000.00 has
carefully been fixed in my bank for safekeeping. No one will ever come
forward to claim it. According to United Arab Emirates. U.A.E.Law, at the
expiration of 5 (five) ears, the money will revert to the ownership of the
Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a Foreigner to stand in
as the owner of the money which was fixed deposited in my bank. I am
writing you because I as a public servant, I cannot operate a foreign
account. I want to present you as the owner of the funds so you can be able
to claim them with the help of my attorney since you have the last name
with my customer.
This is simple. I will like you to provide immediately your full names and
address so that the Attorney will prepare the necessary documents which will
put you in place as the beneficiary of the funds.
The money will be moved out for us to share in the ratio of 65% for me and
35% for you. The paperwork for this transaction will be done by the
Attorney. If you are interested, please reply immediately via my email
address (----open a mail address in uk bello name and put it here for the
man to reply to) and upon your response, I shall then provide you with more
details
and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction. Please
observe utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured that this transaction
would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your
assistance to invest my share in real estate with your country.

Please get back to me with via my private e mail as stated above.(……open
email for reply.…………….)
Thanks and my regards.
Dr UK Bello

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