NOK scam - Mr Ousmane Diallo

A typical Next of Kin (NOK) scam. The $22.5M does not exist.

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From: Mr Ousmane Diallo <[email protected]>
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Subject: Urgent Assistance.
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Urgent Assistance.

Dear sir/madam,



I am Ousmane Diallo,I am the Credit and Audits Manager with Bank of Africa Ouagadougou Burkina Faso.I am contacting you with respect to transfer the sum ($22.500,000.00) Twenty-Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollar) deposited by a major supplier of Agricultural Equipments in West Africa named Mr.Christian Eich who die along with his family on 31st July 2000 in Concorde Air Crash.

Through my investigation, I find out that he die along with his next of kin and the roll-over on the funds has also expire because the bank law stimulates that after Ten years where the next of kin did not appear for the claim funds, the fund will transfer into bank treasury as unclaimed funds. In order to avert this negative development, I will like to seek for your permission as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Mr.Christian Eich so that the fruits of this old man's labour will not be use for financing government.The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 50% for me and 50% for you and any expenses incurred in the course of the transaction will be made by both of us.

There is no risk involve in this project as my position in my bank and with the aid of my personal information I will be provided to make you the legal beneficiary and the legality of this project will correspond with local and international laws of inheritance.Upon your response, I shall then provide you with further information and modalities that will help you understand the transaction.You should observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this project would be most profitable for both parties because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country.

Awaiting your urgent reply

Best Regards,

Mr Ousmane Diallo

Hello, would you please tell me what was the kind of your urgent reply for this mail?
How did you believe he was a scammeer please?

As Peta said, this is a typical Next of Kin (NOK) scam. The $22.5M does not exist.

I asked this question because I have a shamed story about the person who is at the top of this post.
He scamed me and I was really victim because I lost some money in this business.
Yhe same story but mine was different because my urgent reply was "Dear Sir, I agree for the business".
We became frineds but at the end of the story, I became a looser and lost 270USD.
If you need to know more about the story, I can continue relating.
The scammer was named Mr. Ousmane Diallo and really for now, I believ in you for nthis message.
He sent me the same mail two weeks ago,
we began the process for getting the money into my account but the first thing the bank asked me was 4500USD for reactiving the account.
I did not have them, I had only 250USD and sent them.
The said Bank began the process but at the end, something was not clear.
Mr. Ousmane had a frind in Ghana and that friend became abruptly the next of kin because I lacked the rest amount.
Do not believe in the said amount please, it does not exist.
Remember something I have to tell you this.
Senegal, Burkina Faso,... wwere they they say that they are living, were French colonny and till today, official languages in those countries is French but those persons do not speak French any more.
How is it possible?
A bank can not have a employeer who did not study and all the schools in those countries teach only in French and the scammers do not speak that language.

Hi jimmwrcin, Sorry to hear you lost some money to these people.

Please be aware that since you have sent money once, they will likely continue to try many different scams on you. Please read around the forums here and educate yourself on the many variations of Advance Fee Fraud. Additionally, if you ever have any questions about scams or possible scams, please come here and post your question. We would be happy to answer and even happier if we can help prevent you from ever losing more money.