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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: hilary iwendi <hilaryiwendi01@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 20:35:20 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Mr. Hilarry Iwendi,


Greetings Jacqueline Winter,

Top of the day to you over there in your place.

I do hope this letter will not come to you as a surprise. It was borne out of my desire to share a mutual business relationship with you.

My name is Mr. Hilarry Iwendi, , 42yrs,a Secretary, a TOGOLAISE married with three children. I work as an administrative Secretary to DIAMOND BOND COMPANY here in lome - togo. I got the information concerning you while I was browsing through the internet searching for a reliable partner to carry out this great project in ones' life time and after due consultation with my spiritual adviser, I decided to contact you believing that by the grace of God, you will accept to be my patner in this business.

I earn a salary of 110 CFA = $220 USD equivalent monthly. I joined the services of this company in 1991 as an office assistant. I have been working with this company for (12) twelve years. Within this period, I have watched with meticulous precision how African Heads of States and government functionaries have been using DIAMOND BOND to move huge sums of money USD, Pound sterling, French Francs - (Cash) to their foreign partners.

They bring in these consignments of money cash and secretly declare the contents as jewelleries, gold, diamond, precious stones, family treasure, documents etc. Gen. Gnassingbe Eyadema of Togo (dead), Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire (dead) Foday Sankoy of Sierra - Leone. Babangida & Abacha of Nigeria and others. All these people have hundreds of consignments deposited with DIAMOND BOND.

Their foreign partners, friends and relatives, are claiming most of these consignments. A lot of them are lying here unclaimed for as much as 15 yrs. Nobody may ever come for them because in most cases, the documents of deposit are never available to anybody except the depositors most of them dead.

Since the inception of the 2002 millennium, DIAMOND BOND MANAGEMENT changed the procedure of claims of consignments. As soon as you are able to produce all the secret information as contained in the secret file of any consignment, it will be released to you upon demand. From our record, more than 120 consignments belonging to Gen Abacha / Mobutu Sese Seko, has been claimed in the past six months.

This is why I am soliciting for your co-operation and assistance. Gen. Abacha has 85 consignments deposited with several names and codes, 35 have been claimed in the past six months. Since his death, his first son is dead in a plane crash,the second son is facing trial for murder and embezzlement, the family members are under restricted arrest without communication.

I have finished every arrangement for you to come and claim consignment No 1972 containing USD 12M and consignment No 1977 contain USD 17M. My duty is to supply you with all the information and documents by fax. You will deal directly with the management.
The procedure is simple: -

You will apply officially to the Director of Operations of DIAMOND BOND for the release of consignment No 1972 and No 1977.

They will demand some documents and secret codes.

You will then Call me, I'll supply you with every detailed information. Fax it to them.

As soon as they confirm it to be correct. They will invite you for the collection.

If you do not want to come to Accra, you can arrange with them to transfer the consignment to any where on agreement.

Nobody will ever know I am involved in the deal except the Lawyer who will write an agreement for us. I'll suggest upon conclusion we share 60 - 40. I will be taken the 60% while the 40% will be for you after the transaction. At the succesful conclusion of the deal, you'll arrange for me and my family to come over to your country. I assure you that the business have been hatched for 5 years now, it is very very secure and risk free.

You can get back to me as soon as possible including your personal phone and fax numbers for further explanations and directives on the procedure.

God Bless You.

Sincerely Yours,

Mr. Hilarry Iwendi,




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