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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: barristerowanji dovi <barristerowanji55dovi@gmail.com>
Reply-To: okeogene.oveiomo@mail333.com
Date: Sat, 16 May 2015 14:47:16 +0000
Subject: GOOD NEWS.

My name is kwami kojo lawyer to Mr. Pavel Steven a citizen of your
country working with Oil Company here in Togo. I and Mr. Pavel Steven
had a car accident which he lost his life. Before his death in the
hospital where we were admitted he told me the sum of $10,000,000
Million Dollars he deposited in the bank he gave me your email address
and instruct me that if it happened that he did not survive that I
should contact you with this email and help you for the money to be
transferred to your account and he told me that you are his relative.
He gave me the deposit certificate he used in depositing the money in
the bank he instructed that after the transfer of the money to your
account you should give $1,000.000 to the motherless home in your
country and $500.000 to me for my compensation, it is unfortunate that
Mr. Pavel Steven did not survive. I have been in hospital for the past
one year because of my broken legs now I have recovered I have
contacted you to claim the money. To proceed I will submit application
to the bank on your behalf so provide your full name and address for
the application and to change the beneficiary of the money in your
name. I guarantee you that it will be done under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please
reply me directly here [barristerkwamikojo@krovatka.su]
Thanks and God bless!
BARRISTERS kwamikojo
LOME REPUBLIC OF TOGO.
TELEPHONE. +228 98080858

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