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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: Barrister Idokko Bello <barrister_ossaibello04@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 06:22:56 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR INHERITANCE CLAIM DEAR SIR/COMPANY IN THE ECO BANK OF LOME TOGO REP WEST AFRICA.



Attn SIR/COMPANY,

LEGAL ATTORNEY & SOLICITOR

I am Barrister Ossai I.Bello , a solicitor. Am the personal attorney to Engr. D.U schepenwijk, A national of your country, possibly Could be your brother, who used to Work with Shell Petroleum Company [West Africa] Togo Branch here in after shall be referred to as my client. In 2003, my client, his wife and their two children were involved in a plane crash in a village called Adjarra near Porto Novou after take off from Cotonou in Benin Republic.

where they went for a united nation meeting . It was unfortunate that my client and his fanily all lost their lives in the crash.For more on the plane crash logon to http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3348109.stm

Since then I have made several enquiries at your embassy : in Cotonou, Lome-Togo and Porto Novou to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated, frozen or declared unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged.

Particularly where the deceased had an account valued at about $10.5 Million United States Dollars Only (Ten Million , Five Hundered Thousand United States Dollars Only) . The Management has issued me a notice to provide the next Of kin or have the account frozen within the next twenty Official working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now i seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at USD10.5M can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money. 60% to me and 40% to you.I have all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make.

And this I must do to make sure that this fund is not Wasted or end up in the wrong hands. All I require is your honesty , co-operation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. I am waiting your urgent reply.Please you can reach me thruogh this Telephone number :or my private email address .

Thanks for understanding , waiting to hear from you urgently for more updates.

N/B : Please kindly call me as soon as you have sent me an email:00228 9132447
Yours truly .I can obtain a change of ownership to your own name and favour with the power of my attorney international license to suit you or your company after i take an oath on your name as sent to me through email jpg attachment, in other to be the kin and bonafide beneficiary to the said sum,if you negociate fine with my chamber.i needed your co-operation.and this is an opportunity to you where by i am at your side as far as Africa and Europe etc is concern.

Barrister Ossai I.Bello. (ESQ),
LEGAL ATTORNEY & SOLI

FROM BARRISTER OSSAI I.BELLO
OSSAI I.B CHAMBER 14,RUE LE PRESIDEN
LOME TOGO WEST AFRICA

TELEPHONE NUMBER. 00228 9132447.



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