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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: Frank Newma <franknewma@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: Frank Newma <diamondbankplc961@yahoo.es>
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 10:07:58 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: YOUR ONLINE ACCOUNT TRANSFER NOTICE


 Congratulations, The United Nations Security Council , hereby receives your paymentwith reference number #.MAV/UNO/WBO/LM-05-371 amounting to US$2.4 (Two million, four hundred thousand dollars only) This council was setup to fight against scam and fraudulent activitiesworldwide,responsible for investigating the legitimacy of unpaidcontract,inheritance and lotto winning claims by companies andindividuals and directs the paying authorities worldwide to makeimmediate payment of verified claims to the beneficiaries withoutfurther delay, your said payment was deposited with DIAMOND BANK PLCNIGERIA and you will gain online access for you to access andtransfer your funds through internet banking ,we also confirmed that you have met all statutory requirements inrespect of your pending payment except that you have to change thename on the account which we opened for you with your funds, presentlythe name on the account is UNITED NATIONS so you need to change it toyour name.. This important notice is to let you know that your paymentis ready to be moved by DIAMOND BANK PLC BENIN Online bankingtransfer system where the account was opened.All you are to do now is to contact Diamond Bank for your onlineaccount in formations so that you can logon to the account to confirmthe availability of your funds then after that you will have to changethe name on the account to your own personal name because the name weused in opening the account for you is UNITED NATIONS.please note you will not be able to transfer your funds until youchange the name on the account so you are to contact Diamound bankwith your informations as needed below.(1) Your Full Name:(2) Home Address:(3) Phone, Fax and Mobile(4) Company Name(5) Bank Name:(6)CountryHere are the contact details of Diamond Bank Plc which you are tocontact immediately for your online account information's to confirmthe availability of your funds. 
BANK NAME: Diamond Bank PlcEMAIL:diamondbankplc961@yahoo.esPhone:+22961712732
you have to try to contact them as soon as possible so they can sendyou the online account information's as we have already informed themthat you will be contacting them for the request of the accountinformation's, please do not forget to contact them with your detailsas your request might be ignored if your information's is not includedto prove that the message is coming from you.Yours Faithfully,Frank NewmaDirector,Special Duties





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