Suleman Bello Nigerian Scam
The message shown below is a real example of a Nigerian or 419 Scam. The message promises the recipient a share in a large sum of money in exchange for allowing the funds to be transferred into his or her bank account. According to the message, this money was left unclaimed in the bank account of a person who died in a plane crash. This sum of money does not exist. Recipients who initiate a dialogue with the scammer by replying to this message will eventually be asked for advance fees supposedly required to allow the deal to proceed. They may also become the victims of identity theft.
If you receive this or a similar message, DO NOT reply. If you have already replied, DO NOT comply with subsequent requests to send money or provide personal information.
Note:
The name used in this scam email may not be the real name of the criminal responsible. The scammer may have used the name without permission or simply made it up. There may be a number of people in the world who share this name and are in no way involved with any sort of fraudulent activity. Therefore, the name included here is used solely to identify this particular scam message and is NOT intended to identify any actual person, living or dead.
Example of the Suleman Bello Nigerian Scam message:
Subject : MR SULEMAN BELLO
FROM THE OFFICE MR SULEMAN BELLO
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB).
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO.
WEST AFRICA.
TRANSFER OF ($ 25,200.000.00) TWENTY FIVE MILLION, TWO HUNDREN
THOUSAND DOLLARS.
I AM SULEMAN BELLO, THE AUDITOR GENERAL OF AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
HERE IN BURKINA FASO. DURING THE COURSE OF OUR AUDITING, I
DISCOVERED A FLOATING FUND IN AN ACCOUNT OPENED IN THE BANK BY MR
JOHN KOROVO AND AFTER GOING THROUGH SOME OLD FILES IN THE RECORDS I
DISCOVERED THAT THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT DIED IN THE (BEIRUT-BOUND
CHARTER JET) PLANE CRASH ON THE 25TH DECEMBER 2003 IN COTONOU
(REPUBLIC OF BENIN).
AND NOBODY HAS OPERATED ON THIS ACCOUNT AGAIN,
THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT IS MR JOHN KOROVO A FOREIGNER, AND A
TRADER WHO TRADE ON GOLD AND MINING, HE DIED, SINCE 2003 AND NO
OTHER PERSON KNOWS ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT OR ANY THING CONCERNING IT,
THE ACCOUNT HAS NO OTHER BENEFICIARY AND MY INVESTIGATION PROVED TO
ME AS WELL THAT MR JOHN KOROVO DIE ALONG WITH HIS TIRED FAMILY.
THE AMOUNT INVOLVED IS (USD 25.2 M) TWENTY-FIVE MILLION, TWO
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY , I AM CONTACTING YOU
AS A FOREIGNER BECAUSE THIS MONEY CAN NOT BE APPROVED TO A LOCAL
PERSON HERE, BUT CAN ONLY BE APPROVED TO ANY FOREIGNER WITH VALID
INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVERS LICENSE AND FOREIGN ACCOUNT
BECAUSE THE MONEY IS IN US DOLLARS AND THE FORMER OWNER OF THE
ACCOUNT MR JOHN KOROVO IS A FOREIGNER TOO, AND THE MONEY CAN ONLY BE
APPROVED INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT.
I NEED YOUR STRONG ASSURANCE THAT YOU WILL NEVER, NEVER CHEAT ME AS
SOON AS THIS FUND HIT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. WITH MY INFLUENCE AND THE
POSITION OF THE BANK OFFICIAL WE CAN TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO ANY
FOREIGNER'S RELIABLE ACCOUNT WHICH YOU CAN PROVIDE WITH ASSURANCE
THAT THIS MONEY WILL BE INTACT PENDING OUR PHYSICAL ARRIVAL IN YOUR
COUNTRY FOR SHARING. THE BANK OFFICIAL WILL PROVE ALL DOCUMENTS OF
TRANSACTION IMMEDIATELY FOR YOU TO RECEIVE THIS FUND LEAVING NO
TRACE TO ANY PLACE AND TO BUILD CONFIDENCE.
ON THE CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO 30% OF
THE TOTAL SUM AS GRATIFICATION, WHILE 10% WILL BE SET ASIDE TO TAKE
CARE OF THEEXPENSES THAT MAY ARISE DURING THE TIME OF TRANSFER AND
ALSO TELEPHONE BILLS, WHILE 60% WILL BE FOR ME.
SO ON THE INDICATION OF YOUR WILLINGNESS I WANT YOU TO FORWARD TO
ME YOUR :FULL NAME: SEX: COMPANY: IF ANY FULL CONTACT ADDRESS:
PHONE: CELL: FAX: CITY: STATE:ZIP CODE COUNTRY: OCCUPATION AND ALL
THE NECESSARYINFORMATION WILL BE SENT TO YOU ON THE ACCEPTANCE TO
CHAMPION THIS TRANSACTION WITH ME.
THANKS
YOURS TRULY
SULEMAN BELLO
Published: 12th September 2006
Write-up by Brett M.Christensen