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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: "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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