419 scam: "DR BELLO USMAN" <bellousman77@yahoo.com> My Good Friend,

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" 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.
- bellousman77@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR BELLO USMAN" <bellousman77@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: bellousman77@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 14:37:56 -0400 (AST)
Subject: My Good Friend,

My Good Friend,

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family?, You may not
understand why this mail came to you. But if you do not remember me, you
might have receive an email from me or my partner in the past regarding a
Multi-Million-Dollar business proposal which you never concluded with us.

I am using this opportunity to inform you that this Multi-Million-Dollar
business has been concluded with the assistance of another partner from
India who financed the transaction in a logical conclusion. I want to
inform you that I have successfully transferred the fund out of my bank to
my new partner's account in India that was capable of assisting me in this
great venture. Due to your effort, sincerity,courage and trust worthiness
You showed during the course of the transaction. I want to compensate you
and show my gratitude to you with the sum of $1,500,000.00. I have left
this of $1,500,000.00 with UNITED TRUST BANK LONDON.

The funds have been credited from my bank to UNITED TRUST BANK LONDON as
the correspondent bank. The UNITED TRUST BANK LONDON is the bank which
British Government have decided and will use as a BANK to pay all their a
standing international monetary transfer transaction. This is the new
mandatory policy instructed by the World Bank and International Monetary
Fund Policy.

The transfer will be done through online banking system and it will not
cost us money unlike when we want to do direct wire/telegraphic transfer
from bank here to your BANK. The online banking transfer is easy, cheaper
and you have access and control on the funds transfer transaction.

Please reply and contact me so that i will give you directives on how you
will contact the UNITED TRUST BANK LONDON for the online banking transfer
to your bank account any where you desires. Please I will like you to
accept this token with good faith as this is from the bottomless of my
whole heart,

Hoping to hear from you as you receive the funds.

Regards
Dr Usman BELLO
Email.. bellousman77@hotmail.com

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