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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: Bello Amani <bello.amani14@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: amani_bello2@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:10:54 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Compensation!!!.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: bello.amani14@yahoo.com



- Dear Friend,I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transfered under the cooperation of a new partner from Uk. Presently i'm in Uk 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 those funds, but despite that it failed us some how because of the reason best known to you. Now contact my Pastor in Cote d'ivoire, his name is Sunday Victor on his (E-mail ) pastor_sunday_1@yahoo.co.jp ask him to send you the CASHAIER CHEQUE of $300.000.00 which I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I want you to use it to start some management projects in your country. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. so feel free and get in touched with my Pastor and instruct him where to send the checque to you.Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time. In the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand, so contact him and he he will send the cheque to you without any delay.Yours Faithfully Amani Bello. +447031844253


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