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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: =?utf-8?q?Usman=20Bello?= <bello.usman48@yahoo.com.co>
Reply-To: nk_544@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 01:29:21 -0800 (PST)
Subject: COMPENSATION FROM USMAN BELLO


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:bello.usman48@yahoo.com.co



- Dear Friend, Hope this mail find you in an excellent condition of health.I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the co-operation of a new partner from Paraguay. Presently I'm in South Korea for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.Meanwhile i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.Now contact my secretary in Nigeria his name is HENRY AZUNNA and his email address is ( nk_544@hotmail.com) ask him to send you the total $2,000,000(Two million U.S Dollars only) which I kept for your compensation for all your past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.I appreciated your efforts at that time very much .so feel free and get intouch with my personal attorney HENRY AZUNNA and instruct him where to send the amount to you.I am compensating due to the fact that your information which you sent to me during the transaction is what i used to pulled this fund,my partner from paraguay only financed the transaction.Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferings at that time. I'm very busy here in South Korea because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand,finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my attorney on your behalf to receive those moneys. Feel free to get in touch with HENRY AZUNNA. He will send the amount to you without any delay.With best regards,USMAN BELLO


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