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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • bello_dasuki@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?us-ascii?Q?bello=20dasuki?= <bellodasuki@seznam.cz>
Reply-To: bello_dasuki@yahoo.ca
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 09:26:09 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: =?us-ascii?Q?FAVOUR=20FOR=20YOU?=

FAVOUR FOR YOU
FROM:DASUKI FARMS AGRO ALIED.
18 BP 1699 ABIDJAN 18. SAN PEDRO. COTE D'IVOIRE.
Email;bello_dasuki@yahoo.ca

PROPOSAL FOR JOINT BUSINESS.
I am 22 years old and the only son of EL HADJ DASUKI DAUDU XI and one of the executive directors of DASUKI FRAMS/AGRO ALIED INDUSTRY.
My father was in affiliation with the Federal republic Of Cote d' ivoire.

My late father deposited the sum of Ten million Five hundred thousand United State Dollars.(USD$10.500,000) here in a security company as family treasure/ fine art works and the security company does not know the real content of the BOX which was deposited in thire care.

I will give you the details of this transaction if you are willing to assist me in this deal.You will have as yours the total of %20 PARSENT of the total money that is involved while %5 parsent will be marped out to offset all the expencies that will be incured during the coures of this transaction.

I await your urgent reply.

Thanks,
Yours faithfully,
Bello Dasuki.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam