419 scam: Sarah Diarra <sarahdiarra1994@gmail.com> Call me on Tel: +225 568 337 36

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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:
- "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)
- "my direct line" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
- "sarahdiarra1@outlook.fr" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22556833736 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Sarah Diarra <sarahdiarra1994@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 16:20:39 +0200
Subject: Call me on Tel: +225 568 337 36

Hello Dear One,

I need you to assist me in a claim of $7,900,000.00 USD, this claim is
genuine and 100 per cent risk free so we MUST remain fiducially in all
our dealings, because i cannot achieve this opportunity alone without
the support of a foreigner, and for your role in assisting me complete
this claim, you will take 30 per cent of the total sum. kindly contact
me back and indicate your interest with assurance of trust so that i
will give you the full details on how to carry out this claim.

Your full name....................................
Your legal contact info...........................
Your country of origin............................
Your Occupation..............................
Your Tell/Fax..........................
Your age.............................

You are free to call me on my direct line as follows: Tel: +225 568
337 36. or you can reply confidentially on my following private email
address: sarahdiarra1@outlook.fr.

As soon as i hear from you showing interest to continue the busniess,
i shall get back to you with full detail about the fund. You are free
to ask any question if anything is not clear to you.

Best regards,

Sarah Diarra
Tel: +225 568 337 36

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