419 scam: Usman Bello <pbankole103@gmail.com> Greetings From Dr. Usman Bello.

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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:

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:
- "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)
- ",500,000" (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)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" 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.
- rubecaadam@writeme.com (Writeme; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Usman Bello <pbankole103@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dr.usmanbello2002@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2018 14:32:05 +0000
Subject: Greetings From Dr. Usman Bello.

My Good Friend,

HOW ARE YOU? I am very happy to inform you about my success in getting
those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from
Paraguay. Presently. I am in Brazil for an investment projects with my own
share of the fund. Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and
attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that we failed
along the line. But still, I will never forget you and your kind gesture
for having supported me then to finalize the transaction even though we
could not make it.

I left an activated ATM VISA CARD of $3,500,000.00 (Three Million Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) with my secretary as a compensation
to you and would like you to contact her immediately to enable her send the
ATM VISA CARD to you. Here is her contacts;

NAME = Ms. Rubeca Adam.
EMAIL = rubecaadam@writeme.com
PHONE = +22892135705

Contact her immediately and ask her to send you the ATM VISA CARD of
$3,500,000 I kept under her care. I am compensating you for the past
efforts and attempts you made to assist me in this matter. I sincerely
appreciate all your efforts as at that time and asking you to feel free and
get in touch with my secretary Ms. Rubeca Adam and inform her where to send
the ATM VISA CARD to you. For your information, I made an over sight and
forget to leave some money with her to send the ATM VISA CARD to you.
Please do assist her financially to send the ATM VISA CARD to you.

Please, do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the
joy after all the sufferings we went through at that critical period. At
the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects I and my
new partner are having at hand.

Finally, I have given instruction to my secretary on your behalf to send it
to you as soon as you contact her, so feel free and get in touch with her
to enable her send the ATM VISA CARD to you without any delay.

Yours sincerely,

Dr. Usman Bello.

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