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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 ALIDU <diaalidu12@gmail.com>
Reply-To: diallo_a20@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2012 18:14:35 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: FROM MR.DIALLO ALIDU.


Dear Friend,

 

I am Mr.Diallo 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 55% will
be for me, also you have to understand that you and i will put hands together
to make any expenses that will come up in this transaction and any expenses
that you and I make will be deducted from the fund immediately the bank
transfer the fund into your account before sharing.

 

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 we should please try and have trust on each other
in this transaction so that we shall achieve our aim together.

 

Do not take this very transaction as
a joke,I need your full co-operation to make this work fine.because the
management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct
information of this account, which I will give to you.

 

I need your strong assurance that
you will never let me down in this transaction, 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: di_alidu20@rocketmail.com

 

Thanks yours,

Mr. Diallo
Alidu. 

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