419 scam: "MR.USMAN DIOP" <queen7victor@yahoo.com> YOUR URGENT RESPOND IS NEEDED

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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:

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:
- "million dollars" (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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.USMAN DIOP" <queen7victor@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: usman_diop1@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2010 10:41:37 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR URGENT RESPOND IS NEEDED

Salaam alekum my good friend,

Greetings to you in the most wonderful name of our Almighty Allah. May his richest blessings be upon you forever. I Hoped that you will not expose or betray this trust and confident that I am about to repose on you for the mutual benefit of our both families. I decided to contact you directly for sake of business.

MY NAME IS USMAN DIOP FROM DAKAR SENEGAL, AUDITOR GENERAL CBAO BANK of SENEGAL, There is 25 Million Dollars deposited in our bank, the deceased operates an account with this bank but during the period of deposit, no name was written in his account documents as his next of kin or relatives. He died in Air disaster alongside with his family members, I tried everything humanly possible to locate his relatives but all efforts failed. AND if his fund still left dormant in the next couple of months THE fund will be confiscated to SENEGAL government or the fund might be shared among some top corrupt government officials OR THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND.

It is for these reasons that I have seek for your urgent and sincere help to get this fund transferred to your bank account, Here is my private email address for easy communication and to enable me give you more details about the fund transfer into your bank account for our shearing and investment of the fund under your care.

YOURS FAITHFULLY

MR.USMAN DIOP

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