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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: "Ohis Ohiwerei" <ohiwerei7@gmail.com>
Reply-To: exec.dbplc@live.com
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 06:30:51 -0800
Subject: <<< Dearly Beloved, Please Refer Urgently >>>


Dear Friend,

I will appreciate your very urgent response to my email and i assure you
that this transfer will surely improve our lives and that of all those
around us.

I am Mr. Ohis Ohiwerei, I work with the Diamond Bank Plc as the Executive
Director/Chief Financial Officer here in the Federal Republic Of Nigeria. I
believe and feel quite safe revealing this important business and will be
glad to execute it with you.

My assurance to you is that this transaction is 100% risk and trouble free
to both parties. I am only contacting you who is a foreigner because my bank
is going to welcome you as a foreigner that has correct information about
the account which I will give to you before we proceed.

During my last momentary auditing, i discovered that Rafik Bahaa Edine
Hariri holds an account in my bank which he left no beneficiary. My
investigation proved to me as well that his company and family does not know
anything about this very account.

The transferable amount is GBP 36,000,000.00 (Thirty Six Million Great
British Pounds Sterling) and I want to transfer this money into a safe
foreign account abroad. I need your full co-operation to make this work
fine. If you are capable of handling such an amount in strict confidence
and trust we will achieve this money immediately. I will also use my
position to influence and effect legal approvals and immediate onward
transfer of this money into your account with appropriate clearance from the
ministries and foreign exchange department.

As soon as the transfer is concluded, you are entitled to 50% of the total
funds.

Contact me privately at exec.dbplc@live.com for further details.

Regards
Mr. Ohis Ohiwerei
Executive Director/Chief Financial Officer,
Diamond Bank Plc.

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