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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: Bella Aabid <bella.aabid247@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bella.aabid1247@gmail.com
Date: 4 Aug 2022 01:04:28 +0200
Subject: Very Urgent: From Bella Aabid

Hello,

Good morning, my name is Bella Aabid, I'm the only surviving
child of the late Mr. and Mrs. Aabid Sango from Zimbabwe. I'm
25years old and I'm currently in Senegal west Africa since the
death of my parents. Please i would like to share a vital and
very confidential information with you, this the reason why I
decided to contact you.
Hoping to hear from you as soon as possible.





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Best Regards

Bella Aabid

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