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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 Bello Mustafa Ali <mrbelomustafa@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2014 10:27:24 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: MY COMPENSATION WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSF..?


MY COMPENSATION,

 

You might find it so difficultto remember me. Though, it is indeed, a very long time. On my singular, I ammuch 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 thesame time, to show gratification to you, despite circumstances that madethings, not worked out as we projected then.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

WESTERN UNIONMONEY TRANSFER BURKINA FASO

Contact Name...Dr Daniel Etim

Contact Line +226-68-10-44-58

Website//www.westernunion.com

Email address// westernunionbf.customer@yahoo.fr

Sincerely

Yours Friend indeed and inneed.

Mr Bello Mustafa Ali.


 


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