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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: "kris bello" <bellok01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: krisbello@pochta.ru
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:07:25 +0100
Subject: Contact him now!

Good day to you,

I am glad to inform you that I have successfully concluded the transaction,
the money has been transferred to London through the assistant of Mr.Howard
Ferraro who is a London base business man. Currently I am in London with
him. However, I did not forget you because you are the source of my success,
you made me what I am now though you are not there to complete this project
with me but I gave all the credit and thanks to you.

I know it is not your fault or rather your wish to back off on me and the
transaction, I understand it was simply because of some circumstances you
could not control. In appreciate of your assistance I have mapped out as a
compensation and wrote on your favour a certified bank Cheque worth of
$850,000 dollars (Eight hundred fifty thousand United States Dollar Only) I
left the cheque with my Friend E_mail:( mrtaminageorge@yahoo.co.uk )
Mr.Tamina George on my departure to London. I would like you to contact him
on the below info and instruct him where to send the cheque to because i
have directed him on that already.
As soon as you receive the cheque you let me know because i am busy here
trying to put things together and may not be chanced to email you
frequently. Feel free to contact him for your cheque. I will stop here. Once
again, thank you very much and remain blessed.

Regards,
Mr Kris Bello

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