419 scam: "Fred Diallo" <frediallo3@att.net> YOUR COMPENSATION/SETTLEMENT.

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- tonyagu@presidency.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Fred Diallo" <frediallo3@att.net>
Reply-To: <tonyagu@presidency.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2011 19:00:03 +0100
Subject: YOUR COMPENSATION/SETTLEMENT.

INDEPENDENT CORRUPT PRACTICES COMMISION (ICPC)
ICPC ghana (Anti-Fraud Unit)
Head Office: Plot 711,
Zone A9 Central Area
P. M.B 535, Accra Ghana.

Dear Sir/Madam,

LETTER OF COMPENSATION/SETTLEMENT.

This letter will definately be amazing to you because of it's realistic value. Sorry for the inconveniences that was rendered to you in your line of Inheritance Payment transaction with some impersonators.

I know that this letter will hit you by surprise, but firstly I will like to introduce myself; I am (Hon Fred Diallo) the Legal chairman of "ICPC", (Ghana Anti-Fraud Unit).

The (INDEPENDENT CORRUPT PRACTICES COMMISION (ICPC) which is duly registered under the United Nations (U.N.) This particular Commission was initiated to detect fraud/funds delay/impersonation of Government Officials. Secondly, we are mandated by the United Nations to Settle foreign debts/fraud victims/Un-paid beneficiaries to satisfactory in other to maintain peace in the world at large and also to create a good relationship with the international bodies.

Presently, we are being paid by the United Nations in other to avert beneficiary funds delays/fraud here in Ghana. So far in this present
year, we have settled (Mrs. Debbie Hargrove, Mr. Micheal Wagner , Patricia Norton , Emason Ayers etc).

You some others are being contacted by this office today dated because your Case File (A) is the very first File on our Settlement Files Cabinet. From our
Intelligent investigations and Probing processes we discovered that you are a victim of fraud/funds delay. The "ICPC", is faithfully under my governance as the Legal Chairman of the great Commission and to this Authority I took an oath of allegiance to settle all fraud victims peacefully with the sum of $1,000,000.00. This Memorandum is to notify you that you will be settled by the Ghana Government from our initial Deposit Account. Your settlement will be actualized within 3working days after your response to this Official Letter.

For further clearification/investigation kindly send the below information to us immediately:

CONTACT INVESTIGATION/PAYMENT OFFICER:

Dr. Tony Agu
Email: tonyagu@presidency.com

* Your Full Name:
* Contact Address:
* Current Occupation:
* Age:
* Sex:
* Telephone Number:
* Mobile number
* Country:
* Your inheritance funds value:
* Amount which you have lost previously:
* Any Valid Identity Card/National Passport:

These above-mentioned informations will officially enable us to carry out our verification processes and after that your compensation sum/Inheritance Funds will be release and you will be give the full mandat to contact our affiliated Bank for immediate release of your compensation of $1,000,000.00 to you.

Your immediate compliance to this will expedite actions on your Payment because here in this office, we have alot of listed victims to be settled.

Waiting to hear from you as soon as you contact Dr. Tony Agu.

Officially Signed,
Hon Justice Fred Diallo
Chairman ICPC Ghana.

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