419 scam: "Mr. Bello William" <bello.wliiliam@gmail.com> (Strictly Personal To Dear Friend)

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "transferred into your bank account" (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)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22995986235 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- bwilliam.profile1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Bello William" <bello.wliiliam@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bwilliam.profile1@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2017 11:07:30 +0100
Subject: (Strictly Personal To Dear Friend)

From The Desk Of Mr. Bello William
FINANCE SECURITY COMPANY GROUP
Level 48, Amu-Nnagi Upper Tower
144 Ranshi Nkita 50320
Benin-Cotonou, West Africa
Tel: +229-9598-6235
Fax: +229-9055-0112
(bwilliam.profile1@yahoo.com)

Good Day Dear Friend,

Greetings to you and your entire family, My name is (Mr. Bello William) A
South Africa citizen that works in FINANCE SECURITY COMPANY GROUP in Benin
Cotonou West Africa and I am Married with 3 children 2 boys and 1 girl, as
a Security Officer. I need your assistance and support to transfer the sum
of ($9.500,000.00)-(Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) out of the Finance Company where I work, to your bank account in
your Country. You will be rewarded with 40% of the total sum for your
partnership and support. Can you handle this?

The reason while I am contacting you is because I can not stand in the
forefront to claim the funds alone because I am currently working with the
Finance Security Company.

This is an abandon sum that belongs to a late customer (Engr. Andreas
Schranner) an Oil Merchant from Germany who worked with German Embassy in
Benin Cotonou west africa for nine years before he died with his entire
family and other passengers on board in plane crash (An Air France Jet
Liner) On Monday, 31 July 2000, This fund was left unclaimed in the custody
of the Finance Company for safe keeping and without a beneficiary.

I need you to stand as the beneficiary of the above mentioned sum so that I
will re-profile the funds with your data, to enable the Finance Company to
transfer the sum to you. The processing of the transaction will take up to
10 days for a successful completion of the fund transfer to your bank
account. Immediately the money is transferred into your bank account, I
will come over to meet you in your country, for sharing of the money as
agreed, 40% for you while 60% for me. Then i shall furnished you with more
details as soon as you reply, To enable us to begin the transaction.

Please, Kindly get back to me through my private Email:(
bwilliam.profile1@yahoo.com)

Regards
Mr. Bello William

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