419 scam: "Hassan Saleh Bello"<hassansalehbello@yahoo.com.hk> Urgent Assistance

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "this business is hitch free " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- h_salehbello@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Hassan Saleh Bello" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <h_salehbello@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 20:32:51 -0700
Subject: Urgent Assistance

>From The Manager Credit and foriegn Bills
Bond Bank Plc
Ilupeju branch, Lagos Nigeria
Personal E-mail: h_salehbello@yahoo.co.jp

Attention: Sir/Madam,

My name is Hassan Saleh Bello the Manager,Credit and Foreign bills of Bond
Bank Plc. I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of our bank with
account number 14-255-114 whose name is Burke Sean, an american by
citizen who perished in a plane crash[Korean Air Flight 801] with the whole
passengers aboard on August 6,1997.And for your perusal you can view this
web site http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9708/06/guam.passenger.list

Since the demise of this our customer, I personally has watched with keen
interest to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as no one has come
to claim his funds of US$22.6M (Twenty Two Million Six Hundred Thoudsand
United States Dollars) which has been with our branch for a very long time.
On this note, I decided to seek for whom his name shall be used as the Next
of Kin as no one has come up to be the next of kin. And the banking ethics
here does not allow such money to stay more than Ten years, because the
money will be recalled to the bank treasury as unclaimed fund after this
period.

In view of this I got your contact through a trade journal when i was making
a research on a foreigner i will use in this great upportunity. For your
assistant i will give you 30% of the total amount. Upon the receipt of your
response, I will send you by fax or e-mail the letter of application which you
will type sign and send back to our bank to enable us start this transaction.I
will not fail to bring to your notice that this business is hitch free and that
you should not entertain any fear as all modalities for the smooth and easy
transfer of this fund has been finalized, this transaction will be complited
within five banking days of recieving your response, after you apply to the
bank as a relation to the deceased. When you receive this letter. Kindly
send me an e-mail signifying your decision including your full name, private
Tel/Fax numbers for quick communication.

Yours Sincerely,

Hassan Saleh Bello
ManagerCredit and Foriegn Bills
Bond Bank Plc

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