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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: "JUSTICE BELLO" <justicebello18@ig.com.br>
Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2008 13:59:47 +0200
Subject: Contact my secretary now


*Hello Dear,

I am happy to inform you about my success in getting the funds transferred
under the help of a new partner from Brazil.

Presently i am in Brazil for investment projects with my own share of the
total sum. meanwhile,i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to
assist me in transferring the funds despite that it failed us some how.
Now contact my secretary in Benin his name is Anthony Godwin,And do contact
him on his email-address at:

(**anthony_godwin@live.fr* <anthony_godwin@live.fr>*)

Ask him to send you the total cheque of $1.500 000.00 (one million five
hundred thousand dollars) which i kept for your compensation for all the
past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter, i would have send it
in cash as i promised you but the bank will delay me in wiring the money
against my appointment in Paraguay.

I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. so feel free and get in
touched with my secretary Henry Philip and instruct him where to send the
cheque of 1.5mUSD to you or if you like ask him to help you in wiring the
money.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the
joy after all the ordeal we encounter that time. in the moment, I m very
busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner
are having at hand.

Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the secretary on your
behalf to receive that money,so feel free to get in touch with him,he will
help you in sending the cheque to your destination or via transfer to your
account without any delay. NOTE : BELOW HERE IS THE REQUIRED INFORMATIONS
YOU WILL SEND TO MY
SECRETARY IN CASE YOU WILL PREFER TO RECEIVE THE CHEQUE AND CASH YOURSELF.
:
(1) YOUR FULL NAMES
(2) YOUR HOUSE ADDRESS
(3) YOUR DIRECT CELPHONE NUMBER
(4) YOUR ID EITHER INTERNATIONAL
PAS-PORT OR DRIVING LINCES .

Dr Justice Bello
*

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