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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: "alh_kidado dialo" <alh_kidado_dialo01@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 10:43:34 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL REPLY SOON.


FROM THE DESK OF ALH KIDADO DIALO.
THE MANAGER BILLS &EXCHANGEDEPARTMENT,=20
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)=20
OUAGADOUGOU B-FASO W/AFRICA.=20
PHONE: 00226-78 04 11 65. =20
PLANE CRASH WEB SITE... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.=
stm
=20
=20
COMPLIMENTS OF THE DAY,=20


FORGIVE MY INDIGNATION IF THIS MESSAGE COMES TO YOU AS A SURPRISE AND=20=

MAY OFFEND YOUR PERSONALITY FOR CONTACTING YOU WITHOUT YOUR PRIOR CONSE=
NT AND=20
WRITING THROUGH THIS CHANNEL.I GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM THE PROFFESIONAL D=
ATA BASE=20
FOUND IN THE BANKING INTERNET TOURIST SEARCH.WHEN I WAS SEARCHING FOR =
A FOREIGN RELIABLE PARTNER.I ASSURED OF YOUR CAPABILITY AND RELIABILITY=
TO CHAMPION THIS BUSINEES OPPORTUNITY.=20
AFTER SERIES OF PRAYERS/FASTING.I WAS DIVINELY DIRECTED TO CONTACT=
YOU AMONG OTHER NAMES FOUND IN OUR BANKING INTERNET DATA BASE TOURIST =
SEARCH.I BELIEVE THAT GOD HAS A WAY OF HELPING WHO IS IN NEED.=20
I AM (ALH KIDADO DIALO),THE MANAGER BILLS AND EXCHANGE IN BANK OF AF=
RICA (BOA).=20
IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF $ 22.5 MILLION U.S.A=
DOLLARS ( TWENTY TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) . IN AN A=
CCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONG WITH =
HIS ENTIRE FAMILY ON ( MONDAY, 31 JULY, 2000, 13:22 GMT 14:22 UK) IN A =
PLANE CRASH. SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXP=
ECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CANN=
OT RELEASE IT UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATI O=
N TO THE DECEASED AS INDICA TED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES, BUT UNFORTUN=
ATELY WE LEARNT THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION DIED ALON=
GSIDE WITH HIM AT THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM. =
IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I AND ONE OFFICIAL IN MY DEPAR=
TMENT NOW DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINNESS PROPOSAL TO YOU AND RELEASE TH=
E MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFET=
Y AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND WE DON=92=
T WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.=20
THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDELINE HERE STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAIN=
ED UNCLAMED AFTER SEVEN (10) YEARS, THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED INTO T=
HE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND. THE REQUEST OF FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF=
KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A=
FOREIGNER, AND A BURKINABE CANNOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.=
WE AGREE THAT 30 % OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNER, I=
N RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT, 10 % WILL BE SET ASIDE=
FOR EXPENSES INCURED DURING THE BUSINESS AND 60 % WOULD BE FOR ME AND =
MY WOMAN COLLEAGUE. THERE AFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEM=
ENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGES INDICATED.=20

THEREFORE TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRNANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOU AS ARRA=
NGED, YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS RELATIONS OR NEXT OF KIN OF T=
HE DECEASED INDICATING YOUR BANK NAME, YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER, YOUR P=
RIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AN=
D LOCATION WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED.UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY,=
I WILL SEND TO YOU BY FAX OR EMAIL THE TEXT OF THE APPLICATION I WILL =
NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS HITCH FREE AN=
D THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY ATOM OF FEARS AS ALL REQUIRED ARRAN=
GEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THETRANSFER.=20
YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME ( 00226-78 04 11 65) IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS YOU =
RECEIVE THIS LETTER. TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.=20
=20
YOUR=92S FAITHFULLY,=20
ALH KIDADO DIALO. =20
FROM (BOA)=20



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