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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: awah diallo <awahosadia@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: awah diallo <awahdiallo3@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2014 19:08:43 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Greeting from Ms.Roselyn Diallo




 
Hello dear
         Good day
Please accept my apology if my mode
of contacting you will in any way offend you. I am compelled to contact
you via this medium for obvious reasons which
you will understand
when we discuss details of my proposition My name is Ms.Roselyn Diallo, a
daughter of late  Mr / Mrs.Kelefa Diallo the former Guinea's top
Government official,who passed away on fatal accident. Thanks for being
there and I will love to be part of you as I have nobody to help me and
that is the reason I contacted you. I want you to help me to relocate  from Senegal to your country where I can come and stay under your guardian.
Secondly, to assist me with my inherited funds with the bank which my late father deposited.I will send you more details, bank contact address and my pictures as you reply me in anticipation
God bless you as you reach back to me .
Ms. Roselyn  Diallo

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