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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: Amani <amani_bello8@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: amani_bello@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:08:42 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Urgent Business Proposal.

Dear sir/madam,

I am Mr Amani Bello. This mail is written and intended to solicit your assistance to be presented as NEXT OF KIN to my Late Client. My Deceased Client Richard Burson,(77, Venice Isles FL,USA) He made a fixed Deposit of Funds valued at USD 10(Ten Million United States Dollars Only)with my Bank
here in Abidjan Cote D'ivoire.

Unfortunately, he lost his life abroad Egypt Air Flight 990, which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on October 31st, 1999(news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm) and left no clear beneficiary as Next of Kin except some vital documents related to the Deposit still with me. All efforts by me
to trace his Next of Kin proved abortive because he did not make any will prior to his death.
The Governing Body of our BANK is seeking for his next of kin on this matter to lay claims to the Fund. Based on this, I wish to seek your consent to be presented as the next of Kin so that my late client's fund will not be confiscated by the BANK or to be misused by corrupt government
officials. I propose a sharing formula of 50/50 if you will agree to stand in as the next of kin and have the funds deposited into any account that you will provide.

Please make available to me your Phone numbers and fax, your full names and address, your job description and title so that i can get started with the documentations. Please send your reply to my private email box: amani_bello8@yahoo.co.jp

Thank you very much for your anticipated co-operation.

Yours faithfully,
Amani Bello.




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