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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 <usman_078@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <usman_bello001@gawab.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 18:08:36 +0000
Subject: Eagerly waiting for your response



FROM THE DESK OF MR.USMAN BELLOAUDITING AND ACCOUNTING MANAGER BANQUE ATLANTIQUE-OUAGADOUGOUBURKINA FASO EMAIL usman_bello001@gawab.com Dear Friend, This message might meet you in utmost surprise however, it’s just my urgent need for a foreign partner that is making me contact you for this transaction. I am a banker by profession from Ouagadougou-Burkina Faso in west Africa and currently holding the post of Auditing Manager in our here bank Burkina Faso office . I have the opportunity of transferring the left over funds $20.6 million of one of my bank deceased client who died in the chartered plane which crashed on mount Kenyan in the Kenyan city of sumburu on 21st july,2003 to any foreign account . You can confirm the genuine of the deceased death by clicking on this website:http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.htmlHence, I am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be shared between us in the ratio 70\30 if you agree to my business proposal. Eagerly waiting for your response Kinds regards,Mr usman bello
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