419 scam: "Viviane Diendere" <viviane.diendere@gmail.com> Urgent Business Proposal From Miss Viviane Diendere.

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Viviane Diendere" <viviane.diendere@gmail.com>
Reply-To: viviane.diendere@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 14:56:59 +0200
Subject: Urgent Business Proposal From Miss Viviane Diendere.

Hello Dear,

I am writing you this letter in spite of the fact that we have never met
each other in person before. I am Vivian Diendere, from the Republic of
Burkina Faso and i am 23 yrs old, I am daughter of the incarcerated
General Gilbert Diendéré, the ex commander Regiment of Presidential
Security (RSP) who organized the failed coup last september in my country
Burkina faso. I am currently in Cote D'Ivoire a neibhouring country where
i seek assylum.

I have a business transaction which i wanted you to help. It is a fund
transfer of the sum of $11.000.000, deposited by my dad with a bank. This
transaction should be kept within you as a secret even if you are unable
to assist me. He asked me to run for my dear life and source this fund and
start up my life anywhere in the world, since he is facing a death
sentence. This transaction is risk free for you.

However, I have plans to invest this money on the real estate business in
your country with your guidance if you could assist me. If you are ready,
kindly reply through my email to enable me detail you about your role or
what i require that you do in this transaction. For your assistance, I
have decided to accord you 20% of the total sum as your commission. Thanks
as i anticipate hearing from you.

Regards From
Vivian Diendere

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