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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: "Dr. Usman Belo." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dr.usmanbelo7@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:58:52 -0800
Subject: THE REASON WHY YOU HAVE NOT SUCCEEDED IN RECEIVING YOUR FUND


From the Desk of
Dr. Dr. Usman Belo.

Dear Beloved Friend
RE: THE REASON WHY YOU HAVE NOT SUCCEEDED IN RECEIVING YOUR FUND

After waiting to hear from you or your Nigerian partner for a long

time now, I decided to make this direct approach to you as my new

resolution in other not to let it be if I have anything in mind

against you. I do not know if you have asked yourself why each time

the release of this fund is approved, all of a sudden, the payment

will be stopped or one problem or the other will come up if you

have not asked this question or you do not know, this is an

opportunity for me to tell you.

Some time ago, your Nigerian friends, I mean the people that

introduced you to the project approached me through my dear wife

who work with the Federal Ministry of Finance and requested me to

assist them conclude a money transfer deal they had with you. They

requested me to assist them by removing the original contractor’s

name, company’s name and bank particulars from the CENTRAL BANK OF

NIGERIA (CBN) vetting computer and replacing them with your name

and bank details in order to make you appear as the rightful

beneficiary of this fund.

I agreed on condition that they will pay me US$100,000.00 as soon

as your name appears as the beneficiary. I did as agreed and

demanded to be paid, but your friends started telling me stories,

they even told me you promised to send money to me.

Do you know that up till now, I have not received a single cent

from them and have not set my eyes on any of them? Based on their

attitude, I decided to stop the fund release movement because I

cannot be denied of my right in my own office considering the risk

as it might affect my job.. Secondly, I know the source of the

funds that you did not execute any contract in Nigeria , although I

am the only person privileged to know this information and it is a

fact. Why I am making this clear to you is that I can see that you

are still making efforts in order to conclude this project. Now I

am ready to forget the past.

I do not need the US $100.000.00 any longer from you but a good

compensation from your mind. I need your assurance that those

colleagues will be totally kept out of this transaction. I know

that none of them is aware of my new approach to you. Stop spending

your money unnecessarily to CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA Officers both

here and overseas because you will not receive this money without

my hand in it. I personally did the work at the beginning and only

I can perform it. Finally,

I need your promise that no official of the CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

will be aware of my involvement in this regard because of my

position. Now re-assure me that you will be willing to compensate

me and that you will assist my wife to establish a foreign account

in your country where my compensation will be lodged.. Also a TT

FUND RELEASE APPROVAL DOCUMENTS will be sent to you for endorsement

after which I will remit the money within few days.

I am a man of my word. If you are ready to conclude this business

with me, kindly contaact me on my so that we can have a chat over

this issue once and for all. But if the reverse is the case, do

not bother yourself to reach me and forget about this money.

BEST REGARDS
Dr. Usman Belo
Chairman payment verification Panel
You can reach me on my direct Mobile +234-8022722287 my phone is

open any time
Federal Republic of Nigeria.

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