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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: "Kasim Bello Esq." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kasimbello@aol.com>
Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 10:01:50 -0700
Subject: Partnership / Investment

Kurdistan, Sulaimanya,
Ashti Street, Alaf Building
Sulaimanya
Iraq

Dear Sir,


My name is Mr. Kasim Bello, the personal assistant to the formal Minister
of Trade (MoT) Iraq . I am presently in the United Kingdom on a
sabbatical.

I hereby offer you a further explanation of the deal: - Mr. Al-Sudani was
the formal Minister of Trade before the parliament's in Iraq ousted him
over alleged corruption in his department. My boss (MR. FALAH AL-SUDANI),
has as a result of trust and Confidence has mandated that I search for a
Reliable and trustworthy foreign partner, who Will help receive some
funds, which was deposited in a Europe Totalling US$11,500,000.00 ( Eleven
Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars), into a personal,
company or any reliable foreign bank account for safe keeping for a short
period of time, since his bank accounts within and outside the country
have all been frozen by the authorities.

I would refer you to this Website for further information: -
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/25/iraq-trade-minister-resig_n_207297.html
.


Now, if you are capable of receiving this fund and help in investing in
profitable ventures, kindly send me the following details below.

i. Your full names
ii.Private telephone & fax number.
iii.Company’s details.

Once am in receipt of this, I will feel a lot safer to divulge vital
aspect of this transaction to you and provide you with the needed
documents that will enable you make claim to the funds.

There is no risk involved what so ever on this transaction, these funds
will be released in your favour upon proper application. If you are
interested in this business, please urgently contact me on this private
and confidential e-mail address: kasimbello@aol.com. Please endeavour to
keep this business confidential.

I wait your urgent reply.

Yours Truly

Mr. Kasim Bello(Esq.)

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