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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: bakayako1@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2005 05:17:59 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?URGENT=20AND=20CONFIDENTIAL=2E?=

MRS AJUA GNASSINGBE EYADEMA
EMAIL: munerabakayako55@hotmail.com

DEAR SIR/MADAM

I AM MRS AJUA GNASSINGBE EYADEMA, ONE OF THE WIVES OF
LATE GNASSINGBE EYADEMA THE EX PRESIDENT OF REPUBLIC OF
TOGO IN WEST AFRICA WHO WAS THE LONGEST SERVED
PRESIDENT IN AFRICAN CONTINENT UNFORTUNATELY HE DIED
ON THE 5TH FEBRUARY 2005.

I WISH TO SOLICIT FOR YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE IN A
CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION THAT IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE
AND URGENCY INVIEW OF THE CURRENT POLITICAL CRISES IN
MY COUNTRY TOGO SINCE MY HUSBAND DIED ON THE 5TH
FEBRUARY 2005.

WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS ALIVE HE DEPOSITED SOME FUNDS WITH
A DIPLOMATIC STORAGE WAREHOUSE THAT HAS BRANCH OFFICES
IN COTONOU-REPUBLIC OF BENIN - WEST- AFRICA
AND IN DUBAI- UNITED ARAB EMIRATE.

THE FUNDS WERE DEPOSITED AS FAMILY VALUABLES IN MY
NAME WHICH WERE ONLY KNOWN BY MY HUSBAND AND I DUE TO
THE VITAL ROLES I PLAYED DURING IN HIS LIFE TIME AND
DUE TO THE LOVE HE HAD FOR ME.

INFACT HE WANTED TO USE THE DEPOSITED FUNDS TO ACQUIRE
SOME PROPERTIES ABROAD BEFORE HIS DEATH.

THE FUNDS ARE IN TWO BATCHES WHILE I WILL LIKE YOU TO
HELP ME CLAIM THE FIRST BATCH OF THE FUNDS WHICH IS
$23.8 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY.

INVIEW OF THE CURRENT POLITICAL CRISES IN MY COUNTRY,
REPUBLIC OF TOGO AND THE VARIOUS PROBLEMS IN MY FAMILY
AT THE MOMENT {THE FAMILY OF LATE GNASSINGBE EYADEMA},
THE FIRST SON OF MY HUSBAND { FAURE GNASSINGBE } WHO
TOOK OVER GOVERNMENT AFTER THE DEATH OF MY HUSBAND AND
RESIGNED AS THE PRESIDENT OF MY COUNTRY SINCE ON
THE 25TH FEBRUARY 2005 DUE TO INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE ON
THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS IN REPUBLIC OF TOGO IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE NEW INTERIM PRESIDENT OF
REPUBLIC OF TOGO MR ABBAS BONFOH, HAVE SEIZED MY
INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT AND OTHER TRAVELING DOCUMENTS.

INFACT I AM UNDER HOUSE ARREST AT MOMENT INCLUDING
SOME MEMBERS OF MY FATHERS FAMILY DUE TO THEIR BELIEF
THAT MY LATE HUSBAND {LATE GNASSINGBE EYADEMA } LOVED
ME MORE THAN HIS OTHER WIVES AND THAT I MIGHT BE IN
POSSESSION OF SOME OF THE FAMILY'S AND THE TOGOLESE
GOVERNMENT'S PROPERTIES AND
VALUABLES INCLUDING VARIOUS SUMS OF MONEY BELONGING TO
THE TOGOLESE GOVERNMENT AND TO MY LATE HUSBAND WHO
BECAME THE PRESIDENT OF REPUBLIC OF TOGO IN 1967.

INVIEW OF THE ABOVE DEVELOPMENTS,IT WILL BE DANGEROUS,
IMPLICATING AND RISKY FOR ANY MEMEBER OF MY FAMILY
TO CLAIM THE
FUNDS FROM THE DIPLOMATIC STORAGE WAREHOUSE WITHOUT
THE ASSISTANCE OF A FOREIGN PARTNER THAT WILL CLAIM
THE BENEFICIARY OF THE DEPOSITED FAMILY VALUABLES THAT
CONTAIN THE FUNDS TO AVOID ANY EXPOSURE OF THIS
TRANSACTION
TO THE CURRENT INTERIM GOVERNMENT IN REPUBLIC OF TOGO.

I HAVE MANDATED MY YOUNGER BROTHER,MR MUNERA BAKAYAKO
WHO IS ALSO IN HIDING IN TOGO BECAUSE OF THE HOSTILITY
OF MR FAURE GNASSINGBE EYADEMA THE SON OF MY LATE
HUSBAND AND THE NEW INTERIM PRESIDENT OF REPUBLIC OF
TOGO MR ABBAS BONFOH,TO SWIFTLY CONCLUDE ALL THE
DETAILS OF THE CLAIMS OF THE FAMILY VALUABLES
CONTAINNING THE FUNDS FROM THE DIPLOMATIC STORAGE
WAREHOUSE WITH YOU TO ENABLE YOU CLAIM THE FUNDS ON MY
BEHALF WITHIN THE NEXT TEN BANK WORKING DAYS.

YOU WILL BE ALLOCATED WITH 35% OF THE TOTAL SUM CLAIMED.

PLEASE SEND YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS, YOUR TELEPHONE
NUMBER AND YOUR PROFFESSION OR YOUR MEANS OF
LIVELIHOOD TO MY YOUNGER
BROTHER THROUGH: munerabakayako55@hotmail.com

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS HIGHLY
CONFIDENTIAL AS SUCH YOU MUST KEEP IT TO YOUR SELF
UNTIL THE FUNDS ARE CLAIMED BY YOU AND MY YOUNGER
BROTHER MR MUNERA BAKAYAKO.

MY YOUNGER BROTHER MR MUNERA BAKAYAKO WILL CONCLUDE
ALL THE ARRANGEMENTS WITH YOU REGARDING THIS
TRANSACTION.

AS SOON AS YOU SEND YOUR PERSONAL REQUESTED DETAILS TO
MY YOUNGER BROTHER, MY YOUNGER WILL SEND HIS
IDENTIFICATION TO YOU TO ENABLE YOU KNOW THE PERSON YOU
ARE DOING BUSINESS WITH.

THANKING FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND YOUR CO-OPERATION.

BEST REGARDS,

MRS AJUA GNASSINGBE EYADEMA







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