419 scam: malick diop <malickdiop01@msn.com> FROM MR Malick Diop,

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- malick.1dioup@yahoo.co.th (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: malick diop <malickdiop01@msn.com>
Reply-To: <malick.1dioup@yahoo.co.th>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:59:06 +0000
Subject: FROM MR Malick Diop,

FROM MR Malick Diop,
(Re: Transfer $18.158,000,000,00)
(Eighteen million One hundred and fifty eight thousand USD)
Email:malick.1dioup@yahoo.co.th

GOODDAY
I am MR.. Malick Diop, the Senior & Auditor General of a Bank, during the course of our audiing, i discovered a floating fund in an account opened in the bank in 2003 and since 2007 nobody has operated on this account ,

After going through some old files in the records i discvered that the owner of the account died without a [heir] hence the morney is floating and if i do not remit this money out urgently it will be forfeited for nothing. the owner of this account is a foreigner, a miner and an investor, he made millions of dollers before he died on accident with his family. Website details as follow: www.timesonline.co.uk gaza and israel and no other person know about this account or any thing concerning it.

My investigation prove to me that the account has no other beneficiary and that until his death he was the, CEO of markson chemical industry (pty).SA. We will sart the transfer with the total sum involved {Eighteen million One hundred and fifty eight thousand [$18 158,000,000,00only, into your account, as a safe foreigners bank account abroad, so i see ur email adress and i fell like to contact you to bear the legal sole beneficiary of the fund.

I am revealing this to you believing that u will not let me down in this opportunity,also send your private telephone number and fax including the full details of the account to be used for the deposit.and i need your strong assurance that you will never let me down in business proposition. with my influence and the position in the bank, as an official whom is working in our favour we can transfer this money to any foreigners reliable account which you can provide with assurance that this money will be intact pending my physical arrive in your country for sharing.

the bank official will destroy all document of transaction immediatly you receive this fund leaving and they will be no trace to any place and to build confidence you can wrote immediatly to discuss with me the modalities, after i will make this remittance in your presented account and fix my resign date, to fly down to your country at least 7days ahead of the fund transferred and comfirm into the account.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 40% of the total amount.

I am waiting for your urgent reply,

Best regard
MR. Malick Diop
Cheif Auditor

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