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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Andrew Mazi" <andrewmazi2@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 13:23:46 +0200
Subject: Please reply as fast as you can.


* *From Barrister Andrew Mazi ( Esq) Senior Partner.
* **Mazi Chambers.
Member Ecowas Council of Accredited Attorneys.
First Floor Left Wing.
**202 Rue de Kara,
Lome-Togo.*


*Dear Friend ,

I am Andrew Mazi Personal attorney to late Engr E.P.Mark,a foreign national
and a construction engineer here in Lome-Togo.I have the pleasure to contact
you on this subject matter.

My late client died along with his entire family while on holiday in Asia
Earth Quake Disaster(Phuket Island in Thailand on December 2004. (TSUNAMI
DISASTER) He left the sum of (USD$11,5000,00) Eleven Million five Hundred
Thousand Dollars with a bank here and ever since his death,the bank has
asked me to provide his next of kin.

I have the pleasure to contact you based on the fact that you a foreigner
like him, so that you will stand as his bonafide next of kin and claim this
money which he left behind. We are not allowed to operate foreign currency
accounts here.

Please, provide me the following answers :

* *1. Full Name
*
*2. Your Telephone Number and Fax Number
*
*3. Your Contact Address.
*
*4. Can you handle this project?
*
*5. Can I give you this trust?
*
*6. What will be your commission? If you can sponsor this transfer.

On hearing from you,I shall give you a comprehensive informations of what to
do as regards to this.

Barr Andrew Mazi (Esq) *

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