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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: Mr Bello Mustafa <mrbelomustafa@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 23:09:21 +0000
Subject: MY COMPENSATION WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSF...

MY COMPENSATION,



You might find it so difficult to remember me. Though, it is indeed, a very
long time. On my singular, I am much delighted and privileged to contact
you again, after couple of days now. It takes fate, courage and God's
fearing to remember old friends and at the same time, to show gratification
to you, despite circumstances that made things, not worked out as we
projected then.



I take this liberty to inform you that, the transaction we were pursing
together, finally worked out by God's infinite mercy and I decided to
contact you, just to let you know. I have conscience as a human begin, due
to your tremendous effort and contribution to make things work out in
retrospect. Meanwhile, I must inform you that,



I am presently in omar for numerous business negotiations and
establishment. I just arrived yesterday night and checked inn, in a hotel
and decided to go down to the hotel business center to mail you. Now, with
my sincere heart, I have raised and drop the sum of $1.5million usd (one
million five Hundred Thousand Dollars) only in your name as COMPENSATION to
your dedication, humanity and contribution, as it were. Please,



Contact, western union money transfer through this E-mail:
(*westernunionbf.customer@yahoo.fr
<westernunionbf.customer@yahoo.fr>*) to enable them to transfer the sum to
you because i have told them that as soon as you contact them, let them
proceed in transferring this fund to you. Feel free to reach via this very
mail address. There contact information below



WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER BURKINA FASO

Contact Name...Dr Daniel Etim

Contact Line +226-68-10-44-58

Website//*www.westernunion.com <http://www.westernunion.com/>*

Email address// *westernunionbf.customer@yahoo.fr
<westernunionbf.customer@yahoo.fr>*

Sincerely

Yours Friend indeed and inneed.

Mr Bello Mustafa

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