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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: "Diallo T.Alidu" <diallo.toma@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dia_t_a@voila.fr
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2010 10:09:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM MR DIALLO T.ALIDU.


Dear Friend,

I am
Mr.Diallo.T.Alidu, Home Address: 15 kolughu naaba avenue, Age: 45years old.
Marital status: married with 3 children. Occupation: banker. Working at the
auditing and accounting department, BANK OF AFRICA (B .O. A) Ouagadougou
Burkina-Faso West Africa, with due respects and regard I have decided to contact
you on a business transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us at the
end of the transaction.
 
I know that a transaction of this magnitude
will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all will
be well at the end of the day.
 
 I came to know you in my Private
Search for a Reliable and Reputable Person to handle this Confidential
Transaction, which involves the transfer of huge sum of Money to a Foreign
Account requiring Maximum Confidence.
 
During an annual auditing of
Account's in this bank, my department came across a very huge sum of money
belonging to a deceased person who died in a tragic plane crash on the Lenana
Peak, Mount Kenya, Saturday, the 19th day of July, 2003 together with his wife
Jean, three of their children and their spouses, and four grandchildren, since
then his fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim
of the fund in our custody either from his family or relation before discovery
to this development.
 
The said amount was U.S $8.2M (Eight million, two
hundred thousand United States dollars).In fact I could have done this
transaction alone but because of my position in the country as a civil servant
(A Banker), we are not allowed to operate a foreign account and would eventually
raise an eye brow on my side during the time of transfer because I work in this
bank.
 
This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or
fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin with affidavits of trust of
oath to the Bank and also present a foreign account where you will need the
money to be transferred into on your request as it may be after due verification
and clarification by the correspondent branch of the bank where the whole money
will be remitted from, to your own designation bank account.
 
I will
not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On smooth
conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 45% of the total sum as
gratification, while 50% will be for me, also the remaining 5% will be for any
expenses such like telephone bills which most involved in this transaction and
it will all be deducted out from the total money when it is been transferred to
your account over there and also you have to understand that you and i will put
hands together to make any expenses that come up in this transaction and any
expenses that you and I make will be deducted from the 5% immediately the bank
transfer the fund into your account, Please, you have been advice to keep "top
secret" as I am still in service and intend to retire from service after I have
concluded this transaction with you.
 
I will be monitoring the whole
situation here in this bank until you confirm the money in your account and ask
me to come down to your country for subsequent sharing of the fund according to
percentages previously indicated and further investment, either in your country
or any country you advice me to invest in. All other necessary, vital
information will be sent to you when I hear from you.
 
I look forward
to receive your reply urgently. Show your readiness to assist me in this
transaction by replying this proposal as early as possible and I want you to
assure me of your capability of handling this transfer with trust by giving me
the following information's about yourself:
 
1) Your
age:...............................
2) Your
occupation:.......................
3) Are you
married?:...............................
4) Your mobile phone
number.:...............................
5) Your location and full address.

6) Scan and send a copy of your identity card to me.
:...............................
7) Your Fax Number:
:...............................
8) Sex:.:...............................

 
I will tell you how you can apply to the bank as soon as i receive
your response towards this mail. Extend my greetings to your family and you
should please try and have trust on me in this transaction so that we shall
achieve our aim together.
 
Do not take this very transaction as a joke,
I am betting you right now that this is just nothing but reality, so you reply
and ask me how you can apply for the text of application form of claim of the
deceased fund from the bank. It is the foreign remittance departments that are
responsible for transference of fund into your account over there.
 

KINDLY GET BACK TO ME WITH MY PRIVATE ADDRESS: dia_t_a@voila.fr
Thanks
from,
Mr, Diallo.T.Alidu.




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