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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: pakute ode <pakuteode2@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 11:53:25 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Confidential assistance from you : gilda gortzak-huisman


Dear gilda gortzak-huisman ,

I am Barrister Pakute Ode , the Personal Attorney to a Foreign Contractor, who worked with a Multinational Oil Firm here in
Lome-Togo republic .

On the 31st Oct. 2003 , my client, a national of your country , late Engr. B. J. Huisman , an oil Merchant / Contractor with the Federal Government of Togo , until his death few years ago, He died along with his entire family of a wife and two children in a ghastly Motor accident.

Since then I have made several inquiries to Several Embassies to locate
any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved nsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, That is why I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist me in repatriating the money left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge deposits were lodged.

Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about US$10.5 Million has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin,relatives so that the fund left will be transferred or have the account confiscated within the next twenty one official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the the relatives for over over 2 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$10.5 Million can be paid to you and then you and I can share this money.

All I require is your honest and co-operation to enable us
see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
I will want you to send to me on your return email the following information for the transfer in your favour.

1, YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS .
2, OCCUPATION AND POSITION .
3, DATE OF BIRTH .
4, PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER .

I will appreciate you please give me a short call on + 228 927 59 46 ( 011 228 927 59 46 for Canada/Usa only ) upon your receipt of this email so that i can properly explain to your understand all this transaction entails .

I await your kind response, Good day and God bless.

Regards,

Barrister Pakute Ode . (Esq.)


































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