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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: "mussa bello" <mussa_bello0019@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 10:37:55 +0000
Subject: open the attachment for my family photo and apply to the bank immediately

Dear selene,
How are you today, thanks for your mail but i must hastate to let you know
that this transaction is hundren percent free and for the taxes how can we
pay the 95% then leaving only five percent to share.
secondly i am attaching my family photo to prove to you that i am a
seriousness minded humnbeingwhom i am while i will be looking fort your own
photo.

Questioned asked, what does it got to do with the transaction, please may we
excise all seriousness because as an africanman this is an oppuornity
which i will not like to loose.
i was born in burkina faso while i school in london.

my good friend this transaction will cost us little or no money as i made
you to understand in my second mail which both of us has to carter.
please have you contacted the bank with the text of application which i send
to you as the bank email address is on the above application.
please if you are serious you should hurry up as there is no time to wait,
contact the bank immediately.


my favorite actress is bob marley
i have two cars
my favorite movies is tells from moon light
we are five in the family two boys and three girls , all married.

thanks
Dr Mussa Bello

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