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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: johnsontosin@terra.com.mx
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 13:45:37 +0200
Subject: FROM:MASTER JOHNSON TOSIN EYADEMA

FROM:MASTER JOHNSON TOSIN EYADEMA

Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Master Johnson Tosin Eyadema the son of Gen.Tosin
Eyadema the late former President of Togo who died on Saturday at the age
of 69 years old which is 5th Febuary 2005.

My late father sustained a heart attrack,which resulted to his untimely
death after Two week hospital checkup in Switzerland ,as all effort by
the doctor to survive failed which made him to return home and died on
Saturday.

After his death,just Two days later my senior brother (Faure Gnassingbe
)was sworn in as the new president of my country Togo, According to the
law of the land i have to inherit some of my late father inherittance,
which my senior brother president Faure Gnassingbe, give me a deposit
document with deposit agreement our late father made in Cote D'Ivoire which
i want you to stand as the foreign partner to his deposit and it worth the
sum of 45 Million dollars, i want this money to leave africa immediately
to your oversea'account before the goverment of my coutry will start indicating
my late's profile.

On your return mail with the willingness to help, i will give you the
All neccessary document/information for you to assist me for the transfer
since I am still in my country now so it is after i proof to you the contact
of the bank at cote d'Ivoire that i can be able to visit that country so
that i will mitness the transfer if you can got be able to come here to
see everything by yourself.

I am happy knowing a person like you and i know that my problems are
ended for knowing you once you make up your mind to help me out.

Awaiting your positive responds.
Sincerely yours,

Master Johnson Tosin Eyadema

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