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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: "JOHNBOSCO DIKKO." <jb_dikko13@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2005 16:29:17 +0200
Subject: JOHNBOSCO DIKKO.

JOHNBOSCO DIKKO.
jb_dikko13@yahoo.fr

Dear Sir,

Permit me to inform you of going into a business transaction with you. I am the Son of late chief fedrick Dikko from Liberia. my late father was into exportations of diamonds,iron ore,rubber, timber,and coffee before he was killed by rebels on july 2005.

Before the death of my Father he deposited the sum of USD 30.5million dollars in a suspense account in a bank in Abidjan.

I am asking for your assistnace as a foriegn partner to provide an account in your country or overseas where this funds will be transfered to for investment.

As soon as the funds gets to your account you will receive %25 of the total sum of USD30.5 and %5 of the total sum for your expenses during the transfer.

If you can assist me in this offer Call me on 00225 0818 9190 for further explanation.


Every documents about this transaction is legal.

God bless you.
JOHNBOSCO DIKKO.







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