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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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Fraud email example:

From: "JOHNBOSCO DIKKO." <jb_dikko12@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 12:41:52 +0200
Subject: from johnbosco

JOHNBOSCO DIKKO.
jb_dikko12@yahoo.com

Dear Sir,

Permit me to inform you of going into a business transaction with you. I am the Son of late chief fedrick Dikko from Liberia my late father was an international businessman and a cocoa marchant my father was killed by rebels on Feb this year and as his only child they are also seeking to kill me too.

Before the death of my Father he deposited 10.5 million USD dollars in a suspense account in a bank in Abidjan and told me to seek for a forigen partner that will provide account overseas where the funds will be transfered to for Investment.

Please I am asking you to assist me so that this funds can be transfered to your account for Investment.Every documents about the funds is legal. Call me on 00225 0841 5559 for further explanation.

God bless you.
JOHNBOSCO DIKKO.






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