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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: David Nwata <dnwatatg2@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <barr_dnwatatg@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 21:01:17 +0000
Subject: PRIVATE LETTER/PLEASE GET BACK TO ME URGENTLY.Timmermans




Flag of Togo Flag of Togo


From: the office chief of state:
President Faure GNASSINGBE EYADEMA
Union Togoliaise de banque (UTB)
C/o:Barrister. David Nwata (ESQ)
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Attention: Timmermans,

With warm hearth I' am to disposed to you about your inheritance deposited by the (UTB) here in TOGO to come accross and put claim as the beneficiary next of kin to this estate.


I am Barrister David Nwata (Esq). an advocate and also the personal attorney to Mr B.P Timmermans,my client, who bears the same name with you, and a national of your Country who used to work with Divers Association Company here in TOGO, On the 21th of April 2004, my client, his wife and their three children were involved in a car accident along River Kodjo express Road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.Since then I have made several enquiries to your Embassy to locate any of my client's extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist me in repatriating the money left behind by my late client before they got confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Union Togolaise de Banque States (UTB) where these huge deposits were lodged.

Particularly, the Union Togolaise de Banque States (UTB) where the deceased had an account valued at about the SUM : 5 million US$ has issued me a notice to provide the next-of-kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over nine (9) months now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at the SUM : 5 million US$ can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money, 50% to me and 50% for you if you are interested to assisit me.

I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make, all I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please get in touch with me by my secured and confidential email address. immediately you acknowledge the good receipt of this message, do not forget to send me your direct telephone number, so that I can put a call through to you for an extensive discussion on this deal.

Please kindly Get back to me for more details immediately.

Your's Sincerely,BARRISTER DAVID NWATA (Esq)PRINCEPAL ATTORNEY LOME, TOGO (RT).
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