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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.

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• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348038172894 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "bello mohammed" <bellomohammed90@fastwebmail.it>
Reply-To: bellomohammed90@cabanova.com
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 08:09:11 -0500
Subject: Dear,


Dear,

Please permit me to introduce my humble self to you.i am mr. Bello Mohammed,
and I am the Personal Assistant and Chief security officer to late Chief
Mrs. Stella Obasanjo, the wife of the former President of Nigeria's who died
during a minor surgery in Spain on Sunday 23rdOctober,2005.

I am in a confused person because I don't know what to do because of my Late
Boss' sudden death. I am in possession of the security vote amounting to
$40m United States Dollars, which madam gave me to deposit with a finance
company. For security reasons, the funds were deposited in my name.

Because of the current situation, I wish to immediately move out the funds
to a foreign reliable partner who have the financial muscle to receive the
funds and keep it safe. This is my reason for contacting you and you should
know that your interest will be accommodated for receiving this fund on my
behalf. As the situation is now, I cannot disclose this money to the
President because of the current Anti Corruption Drive of the President.

I have been advice to seek a trusted foreign partner who will receive the
funds and as an associate of late Chief Mrs.Obasanjo.

Please treat this matter as highly confidential and get back to me
immediately, advising on what I should do. Madam has been buried on Friday
27th October i will be glad if you reply me in my private
email:bellomohammed90@cabanova.com <email%3Abellomohammed90@cabanova.com> or
call me D/L:+234-80-38-17-2894 for more details thank you .

May God Bless you and your Family.

Yours Sincerely,

Mr.Mohammed Bello.

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