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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: Roseline Diabi <diabiroseline@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: Roseline Diabi <roselinediabi@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2011 23:15:26 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: With Due respect


With Due respect
 
With Due respect I humbly write to solicit for your partnership and
assistance in the transfer and investment of my inheritance fund
USD$6.5M from my late father who died mysteriously last Dec.It was very
evident that he was poisoned to death. In my culture, when a man dies,
if he does have men child, the brothers shares his property leaving both
the wife and the son empty handed including  the house they live in.
This is the exact case with me as I am the only child of my father. I
lost my mother when I was barely a year old and my father refused to
re-marry another wife because he felt solely responsible for my mother's
death.
 
This is  because he concentrated much on his businesses that he rarely
pays attention to domestic affairs. He was always travelling taking care
of his businesses that he did not notice when my mother took ill. He
thought it was a minor illness and  was ignorant of this. My mother on
her own resorted to self-medication. It was not until the illness
degenerated that my father took my mother to  hospital where she was
diagnosed to find out that hypatitis had eaten deep into her blood
stream. She didn't last long before she died. This  happened when I was
barely a year old. Based on this, my father could not forgive himself
easily because of it and said he was responsible for her death as he
could have saved her if only he had paid attention to the things at home
rather than concentrating much on his businesses.
 
Despite all entreaties by friends and relatives, he refused to remarry
but ensured that I had everything that I wanted. It was as a result of
this that he made me the next of kin to his fund
deposit with the bank and stated that in the event of any eventuality, I
should have a direct access to the fund only when I am 24 years of age
otherwise, I should have a guardian/partner intercede on my behalf for
the release of the funds to me. Unfortunately, he died late last year
and I am 20 years of  age currently. This is why I have contacted you to
serve as a guardian to me and as my foreign partner for the transfer
and investment of the fund overseas My uncles does not know about the
fund because they had already taken my father's houses and other
properties because I am a girl and they said I do not have rights for
any property. They have requested to have  my father's bank papers but I
simply told them that I do not know where he  kept them. The younger
brother took the house in the village while the houses in the town were
sold out they shared the proceed they got from the sale. Right now, I am
with a friend of mine and do sincerely want to travel out of my
country. This can only happen when I have secured  the release and
transfer of the funds in the bank.This why it is  important that we have
a plan on the type of lucrative business that we can invest the funds
on.
 
I had at various times had discussions with the director of
international remittance unit of the bank where my father deposited the 
funds and I was assured that once, I have someone who would be willing
to receive the funds on my behalf, they shall commence all proceedings
to effect  the release and transfer of the funds into the person's
designated account. Now, that you have signified your interest to
partner with me, it would only be very necessary if you contact the bank
and request for  the release and transfer of my inheritance fund into
your nominated account for the purpose of investment and to further have
me come over to your country to continue with my studies.
I shall be giving you the bank's contact details as soon as I hear back from you so that you will go ahead and contact the bank.
Your urgent response will be appreciated,
 
Sincerely,Roseline Diabi.

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