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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: "issa diedhiou" <barrister_diedhiou@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: barrister_diedhiou@myway.com
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 12:54:26 +0000
Subject: greeting from Diedhiou

FROM THE DESK OF:
BARRISTER ISSA DIEDHIOU
PRIVATE EMAIL: barrister_diedhiou@myway.com <mailto:barrister_diedhiou@myway.com>

Dear Friend,

GREETINGS,

IT IS MY SINCERE PLEASURE WRITING TO YOU AT THIS MOMENT OF THE DAY,I AM BARRISTER ISSA DIEDHIOU ,FROM DAKAR , THE CAPITAL OF SENEGAL. I AM THE PARSONAL LAWYER TO A DECEASED PERSON ( DR. HAMID AYED) A BUSSINESS MAN,WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THE DECEMBER 25th BENIN PLANE CRASH , <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/photo_gallery/3348445.stm>

DR HAMID LEFT SOME MONEY IN A BANK ACCOUNT HERE IN DAKAR BEFORE HIS UNTIMELY DEATH.THE SAID FUND IS IN HIS ACCOUNT AT CITI BANK. THIS FUND I NOW SEEK TO TRANSFER TO A FORIEGN ACCOUNT WHOSE OWNER WILL BE PORTRAYED AS THE BENEFICIARY AND NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED ..I GOT YOUR CONTACT IN MY SEARCH FOR A REPUTABLE AND RELIABLE PERSON TO HELP ME CLAIM THIS FUND.

MY CLIENT HAMID HAS THIS ACCOUNT ,WHICH HAS BEEN DORMANT WITHOUT ANY CLAIM EITHER FROM HIS FAMILY OR RELATIVES,THE BANK HAS SEARCHED TO TRASFER THIS FUND TO ANY OF HIS RELATIVESN BUT TO NO AVAIL,AS HIS PARSONAL LAWYER I WAS DIRECTED TO SEARCH FOR ANY OF HIS RELATIVES TO PUT UP CLAIMS FOR THE FUND,I HAVE SEARCHED FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS AND COULD NOT LOCATE ANY OF HIS RELATIVES,IF NOBODY CLAIMS THIS FUND IN THE NEXT SIX WEEKS THE BANK WILL CONFISCATE THIS FUND TO THE GOVERNMENT,THE SAID AMOUNT IS TWELVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS (USD 12.5M) PLUS INTEREST .

AS HIS PERSONAL LAWYER I CAN NOT HAVE THIS FUND TRANSFERRED TO MY ACCOUNT,THIS IS THE REASON WHY IT REQUIRES ANOTHER PARTY WHO WILL FORWARD CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED WITH AFFIDAVIT OF TRUST OF OATH TO THIS BANK,

I WANT YOU TO WORK WITH ME AND ACT AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED AND GET THIS FUND TRANSFERRED TO YOUR ACCOUNT ,THE BANK IS WILLING TO TRANSFER TO ANY NEXT OF KIN WHO WILL PROVIDE THE CORRECT INFORMATION OF THE ACCOUNT AND THIS I WILL SEND TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU INDICATE TO WORK WITH ME ON THIS PROJECT.

IF YOU ACCEPT TO WORK WITH ME, I WILL GIVE YOU 40% OF THE DORMANT CAPITAL AND ANOTHER 5% FOR OUR EXPENSES,THIS MATTER DESIRE ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECRECY IN THE HANDLING OF THIS MATTER.


I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR INTERESING RESPONSE ON THIS PROJECT AS THIS WILL GREATLY BENEFIT US IN THE END.

YOUR SINCERELY.

Issa DIEDHIOU




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