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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: olekoko wolou <wolouolekoko@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2015 22:05:05 +0000
Subject: re

Hello,

I want to use this opportunity to inform you that you share the same
surname
with my late client who deposited the sum of $5,500,000 at a bank here in
Togo. He died with his wife in a car crash some years ago in this
country.

If interested, i would make you the beneficiary of this money legally and
according to the request of the bank. This amount will be transferred to
you. We will both share this amount and also have some for charity.

Please contact me urgently at (mrkokomrkokowolou@gmail.com) or +228 96279021.

Thank you,

Attorney Koko Wolou.
Wolou & Associés Bhatt Juridiques
Sakode BP 1730
Togo.
Telephone; (00228) 96279021

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