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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: samuel diegna <father_samuel_diegna@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 01:57:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Father Samuel Diegna.


Dear Freind,

Compliments of the day to you.I know this email will come to you in an odd manner as you have not received any prior communication from me before now.But be that as it may, my Name is Father Samuel Diegna. and I was privileged to be the Presiding Bishop of HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH (Abidjan) Ivory Coast where my American Worshiper who lost his life along with the family in a Speed Boat Accident while on hollidays in kenya.

Before his death, I assisted him in the deposit of some funds with a Security Company for safekeeping.The funds have remained unclaimed since his death, and such unclaimed funds are appropriated and returned to the treasury as a matter of policy. Considering the lack of success in my bid to locate any of his relatives for years now, I hereby solicit your consent
to enable me present you as the Next of Kin to my deceased client.

I am contacting you for a strong reason the security company does not deserve to inherit the funds, i also discovered that both of you have a similar last name.This reason led to my resolve to claim the funds, which was why I contacted you. With your permission, I will proceed to establish you as the next of kin/Beneficiary to my late client.

As soon as this is done, you will then give instructions to the Security Company, to transfer the deposited funds into another account you will provide, after which you can now take the money to Welfare Offices in America for proper use.

I await your reply,
Father Samuel Diegna.

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