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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.
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: "LILIAN DIKKO" <lilian_dikko1984@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 09:24:39 +0100
Subject: From an orphane girl.
LILIAN DIKKO
lilian_dikko1984@yahoo.fr
Dear lovely one,
Permit me to inform you of going into a business transaction with you. I am the daughter of late chief fedrick Dikko from Liberia my late father was an international businessman and a cocoa marchant my father was killed by his business colegues on a business trip on Nov 6 2004.
My late father deposited USD9.5 million in suspense account in a bank in Abidjan and he told me before his death that I should seek for a foreign partner that will provide an account where the funds will be transferred overseas for investment.
So if you can assist me and provide an account in your country where this money will be transfered to and paying for the chargers of the transfer write me immediatly on this email:lilian_dikko1984@yahoo.fr
As soon as the funds gets to your account you will receive %30 of the total sum of money.
Every documents about the funds is legal.
Awaiting for your urgent response.
God bless you.
LILIAN DIKKO
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