419 scam: "Mr Mamadi Dikiate"<mamadidakiate@gmail.com> ATTN;YOUR CONTRACT / INHERITANCE PAYMENT VIA ATM, BENEFICIARIES.

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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:
- "fund beneficiary" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- mamadi.diakitee@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Mamadi Dikiate" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mamadi.diakitee@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:39:11 +0100
Subject: ATTN;YOUR CONTRACT / INHERITANCE PAYMENT VIA ATM, BENEFICIARIES.

INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE

FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,

SPRING BANK NIGERIA PLC,

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.

NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT BY ATM CARD

Attn:Beneficiary,

We hereby officially notifying you about the present arrangement to

pay your over due contract/inheritance fund through (ATM CARD) This

arrangement was initiated/constituted by the World Bank and Paris

Club, due to fraudulent activities going on within the African Region.

The World Bank, Paris Club and United Nations introduced this payment

arrangement as to enable our contractors/inheritance beneficiary to

receive their fund without any interference. The ATM CARD are powered

by GOLD CARD WORLD WIDE.

Due to Laws that guides such payment in West Africa prior to the

release of funs to Foreign Contractors / Inheritance Entitlement; it has

equally come to our knowledge that some Corrupt Officials all over

United Nations Member Countries in West Africa are defrauding

International Fund Beneficiary via this means.

This is the Primary reason why the United Nations Security Council has

enacted Decree 21 Section (406) Paragraph (2) of (1987) as a way of

curbing the menace this has caused to Member Countries in recent

times.

Upon the receipt of this mail, we are going to load your fund into the

ATM CARD and send a scan copy of the card to you before we will

proceed to dispatch the card directly to your nominated home address,

so you absolutely have nothing to worry about. All we need is your

Prompt Response and Co-operation by Gods Grace we will have a

successful Transaction in delivering of your ATM CARD to you.

In View of this,you are advised to contact the Director (OBB,IRD,ATM)

Mr Mamadi Dakiate for further information with the following contact

as soon as you receive this message for further details.

Contact Person: Mamadi Dakiate

Emails: mamadi.diakitee@gmail.com

Reconfirm the following information to him for Security reason.

1)YOUR FULL NAME

2)YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS.

3)YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER

4)YOUR PROFESSION.

Best regards,

Mrs Emily Smith

General Manager - Transaction Banking.

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