419 scam: "Odd Vorhaug" <odd@teamconsult.no> VS: FROM: AMADU. BELLO

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mramadu.bello16@adinet.com.uy (Adinet; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- _____ fra: amadu bello [mailto:mramadu.bello16@adinet.com.uy] sendt: 6. juli 2010 06:28 til: . emne: from: amadu. bello from: amadu. (Adinet; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Odd Vorhaug" <odd@teamconsult.no>
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2010 13:49:29 +0200
Subject: VS: FROM: AMADU. BELLO

_____

Fra: Amadu Bello [mailto:mramadu.bello16@adinet.com.uy]
Sendt: 6. juli 2010 06:28
Til: .
Emne: FROM: AMADU. BELLO

FROM: AMADU. BELLO
A BANKER IN BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO WEST AFRICA,
Dear, I know that this mail will come to you as a surprise. I am the bill
and exchange manager of BANK OF AFRICA HERE IN OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO WEST
AFRICA.
I Hoped that you will not expose or betray this trust and confident that i
am about to repose on you for the mutual benefit of our both families. I
need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of ($14.MILLION)
immediately to your Choosen account.
This money has been Dormant for years in our Bank here without any body
coming for it. I want us to team up and convince the bank to release the
money to you as the Nearest person to our deceased customer (the owner of
the account) The deceased account No. boa/00678123-014 belonging to late
customer Mr. Andreas Schranner with our bank valued sum of (USD$14.MILLION
US DOLLARS).
He died along with the intire family in a place crash as a victim of the 31,
JULY 2001 Incident that happened in Paris , through this website
:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
The owner of this account is Mr. Andreas Schranner, A foreigner and he is
the Manager of petrolchemical service and the owner of one Import and Export
Company here in Burkinafaso. I don't want the money to be decleared as a
Government of Burkinafaso treasury or the Directors of bank of africa to
share it among themselves as an abandoned fund.So this is the reason why I
contacted you, so that the bank where I work as a staff will release the
money to you as the Nearest person or Relation to the Deceased Customer who
owns the said $14.million dollars.
Please I would like you to keep this proposal as a TOP SECRET and delete it
if you are not interested.
Upon receipt of your reply, I will like you to send to me this following
Information if you are interested :
(1) YOUR FULL NAME....
(2) YOUR PHONE NUMBER....
(3) YOUR OCCUPATION....
(4) YOUR AGE/STATUS.....
(5) YOUR FULL ADDRESS....
Upon reciept of the your above five requirement.I will send you a Form Test
Application which you will fill and send to bank.. And also note that you
will have 30% of the above mentioned sum, 10% will be for any expenses that
we will do for the trans fering of the Fund into your choosen bank account
and 60% will be for me.If you agree to transact the business get back to me
as soon as possible with this my email contact:-
mramadu_bello40@yahoo.com.mx
<http://fr.mc284.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mramadu_bello40@yahoo.com.mx>

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