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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: Abdulah Aziz Bello <abdulahazizbello1@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2022 12:20:13 +0100
Subject: You was chosen by the grace of god.

Dear friend,
I assume you and your family are in good health. I am the foreign
operations manager at one of the leading generation bank here in Burkina
Faso, West Africa.

This being a wide world in which it can be difficult to make new
acquaintances and because it is virtually impossible to know who is
trustworthy and who can be believed, I have decided to repose confidence in
you after much fasting and prayer. It is only because of this that I have
decided to confide in you and to share with you this confidential business.

In our bank, there resides an overdue and unclaimed sum of $7 Million, when
the account holder suddenly passed on, he left no beneficiary who would be
entitled to the receipt of this fund. For this reason, I have found it
expedient to transfer this fund to a trustworthy individual with capacity
to act as foreign business partner. Thus I humbly request your assistance
to claim this fund.

Upon the transfer of this fund in your account, you will take 45% as your
share from the total fund, 10% will be shared to Charity Organizations in
both countries and 45% will be for me. Please if you are really sure you
can handle this project, contact me immediately.

Yours Faithful,
Mr. Abdulah Aziz Bello.

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