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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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Fraud email example:

From: "diallo ibrahim" <diallobrax1@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: diallobrax@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 18:05:53 +0000
Subject: REPLY URGENT

I got your contact in cause of a seriouse search
for a reliable foreign partner, which really made me to
contact you for assistance in transfering my money to
you for investement purpose.I'm Ibrahim Diallo the
son of a late sierraleonian Col,Matthan diallo.
Who died three years ago when the revolutionary
united front rebels(R.U.F)attacked our residence
on the 20 of feb 2000 in Makeni Sierraleon.
Following the cease fire agreement which was
reach year before last year with the help of United
Nation peace keeping troops,I
used the opporturnity to leave the country with a
very important document of(US$8.5m)EIGHT million FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND U.S Dollars, deposited
by my late father in security company,under my name.
this money was realised from diamond export.
Now'I'm searching for a trusted individual or
foreign firm whom I can invest this money with for
I am next of kin to these money.However I contact
you based on your capability and vast knowledge
on international commercial investement.
For your assistance and co-opertion I will give you
10%of the total sum realised after the sucessfull
transffer of this money.Please kindly communicate
your acceptance of this proposal so that we can
discuss the modalities of seeing this transaction through.
I count on you greately for your assistance.
I will be waiting to hearing from you soonest
Thanks,
Ibrahim diallo


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