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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: Awah Diallo <roselyndiallo@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: Awah Diallo <awahdiallo3@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 06:26:24 -0700
Subject: Compliment from Mrs.Awah Diallo




 
Hello dear

        Good day

Please accept my apology if my mode of contacting you will in any way offend you. I am compelled to contact you via this medium for obvious reasons which you will understand when we discuss details of my proposition My name is Mrs Awah Diallo, a wife of late Mr.Konjo Diallo Guinea's top Government official  ,who passed away early this year on fatal accident.I have something very confidential to discuss with you in my next mail and will as well send you my pictures.

 Please get back to me as you read this mail, as no much time left on my side. Like as i said above,i will tell you more in my next mail.Thanks so much as you reply me immediately in anticipation.

God bless you as you reach back to me.

Mrs Awah Diallo

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