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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: Mon, 1 Aug 2022 11:33:07 +0200
Subject: Good God has done it.

Dear friend,
I hope this mail meets you well. I duly apologize if I am interfering
with your privacy if this request is not acceptable to you. It is
similar to messages that were identified as spam in the past.

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,
please confirm your full name and phone number? For urgent
communication.

Yours Faithful,
Mr. Abdulah Aziz Bello.

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