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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Diallo T.Alidu" <diallo.toma@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dia_t_a@voila.fr
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 11:23:18 -0800 (PST)
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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