419 scam: diamond bank <diamondbank83@gmail.com> (no subject)

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united state dollars" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: diamond bank <diamondbank83@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2014 12:04:55 +0000
Subject:

Attention

I am Dr. ALEX OTTI, Diamond Bank's Group Managing Director/CEO Accra
Ghana.
Be informed you in regard of your compensation funds value $21.5
Million
united state dollars that our entire federal government in conjunction
with
AU, U.N.O and the entire body of ECOWAS have compensated you for the
assistance you have given to all Africa refugees.

Our government with these Important organization body put heads
together
and raised this funds to the united nation barrister, & Africa refugees
barrister board chairman to be transfer to you because of your godly
mind
you have used to help all Africa refugees and the funds is signed and
ready
to be transfer to you now so you need to send your bank account details
to
us so that i can transfer the funds value $21.5 Million USD to you.

moreover, the minister of Africa refugee have deposited the funds into
ESCROW ACCOUNT in my bank for so long now and I'm
making an attempt to transfer the funds to you but i noticed that the
account has dormant rather, in order for me to credit the funds into
your
bank account, we need to create a new NON RESIDENTIAL ACCOUNT in your
name
so that i can transfer the fund from the escrow account to the non
residential account and i will be able to transfer it from the non
residential account to your bank and it will cost you a sum of $350usd

to open the non residential account

try and get back to me so that you can make the only payment and i can
transfer your funds to you successfully.

Receiver Name: OKPE ABEL ROY.
lOCATION: ACCRA GHANA.
Text Question: COLOUR.
Text Answer: BLUE.
Amount: $350usd

Yours trustfully,
Best Regards
Dr. ALEX OTTI,
Diamond Bank's Group Managing Director/CEO,
Accra Ghana
+233 542 897 043

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