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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: Mabel Joseph Bello <jenipam80@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 09:17:27 -0700
Subject: Urgent please

I am Mrs. Mabel J. Bello 33years old from Kaduna Nigeria married to Mr.
Akimi Bello, In the City of Kaduna in northern Nigeria he was dealing on
Gold and Diamond, who died recently in Boko haram bomb blast leaving me and
my only son Mustapha who is 9 years now, and before his death he deposited
$9,850,000.00 (nine Million Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollar) in
International Commercial Bank Ghana and 45kg Gold dust.
Now that the situation is becoming uncontrollable because of Boko haram
militants in Nigeria, which I will no longer like to take more risk staying
here with my only son who is just nine year old, I am now soliciting for
your help to stand as my foreign partner who is to sign the claims of this
45kg Gold dust and $9,850,000.00 consignment from the Bank legally without
any question or complications to your country where am to join you for our
investment and live for the rest of our life.

You are entitling to twenty five Percent of the total amount of the Fund if
your Cooperation is offer with best of intention for the benefits of both
parties, and five percent for any expenses. All legal documents will be
forward to you by my legal attorney who I will link you to immediately your
correspondent/co-operation notification signal is receive.
For more details, kindly respond back to me for enlightenment.


Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Mabel J.Bello

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