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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "hundred thousand us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • hadiza_bello02@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MISS PRINCESS HADIZA BELLO" <hadiza_bello01@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: hadiza_bello02@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:48:57 +0000
Subject: ASSALLAMALAIKUM,DEAR SIR PLEASE WE NEED YOUR URGENT RESPONSE AND ASSISTANCE(FROM MISS PRINCESS HADIZ

Miss Princess Hadiza Bello.
(Chief Bello Family)
Rue 261 Arafat Grand Yoff
Dakar Senegal.
Urgent fund sum of USD$7,500, 000.00 dollars (Seven Million,Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars) Transfar Assistance.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (CONFIDENTIAL)
I am making this request to you with tears in my eyes and I feel that Almighty Allah, will touch you with His spirit to listen to me and my family,crying for help and answer me without delay since my breadwinner is no more and this is our only hope in life. Your positive response will give me the greatest joy and relief, Furthermore you can indicate your option towards assisting me as i believe, almighty Allah will bless and reward you aboundantly.
I am a female student from Dakar University , Cocody campus. I am 23yrs old. I'did like any person who can be caring, loving and home oriented.I will love to have a long-term relationship with you and to know more about you. I would like to build up a solid foundation with you in time coming if you can be able to help me in this transaction.
Well, my father died earlier two months ago. He was a king (Traditonal King), which our town citizens titled him over sixteen years before his death.I was a princess to him and I am the only person who can take care of his wealth now because my junior brother is still young and my mother is not literate enough to know all my father's wealth.He left the sum of USD 7,500, 000.00 dollars (Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars) in a Security company here in my country .This money was annually paid into my late fathers account from Shell petroleum development company (S.P.D.C) and chevron oil company operating in our locality for the compensation of youth and community development in our jurisdiction.
I don't know how and what I will do to invest this money somewhere in abroad, so that my father's kindred will not take over what belongs to my father and our family, which they were planning to do without my present because I am a female as stated by our culture in the town.Now, I urgently need your humble assistance to TRANSFER this money from the Security firm, into your account.I strongly believe that by the grace of God, you will help me invest this money wisely.
I am ready to offer 10% of the total amount to you if you help us in this transaction and another 10% interest of Annual After Income to you, for handling this transaction for us, which you will strongly have absolute control over.If you can handle this project sincerely and also willing to assist me in transfering this fund,
please kindly get back to me.

hadiza_bello02@yahoo.co.uk

N.B : MAKE SURE YOU KEEP THIS TRANSACTION AS YOUR TOP SECRECT AND MAKE IT CONFIDENTIAL TILL WE RECEIVES THE FUND INTO THE ACCOUNT THAT YOU WILL PROVIDE. DONT DISCLOSE IT TO ANY BODY "PLEASE", BECAUSE THE SECRECY OF THIS TRANSACTION IS AS WELL AS THE SUCCESS OF IT.

Yours sincerely,
Miss Princess Hadiza Bello

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