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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: kilome omoh <kilome_omoh@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 11:23:12 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: VERY IMPORTANT LETTER


BARRISTER KILOME OMOH ,LLM,LLD,Dipl.Admin
THE PRINCIPAL PARTNER GOME,CHAMBERS
No.1 RUE AVENIDA LOME TOGO

ATTN/PLS

I am Barrister. KILOME, a solicitor at law. I am the
personal attorney to late (Engr.A.C.OMOH) a foreigner
who used to work with TEXACO an Oil Servicing Company
here in Togo,and he was the principal owner and
Director of DALLARS CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTAINANCE INC.
here in Lome-Togo with its branches at Accra in Ghana
and Cotonou in Benin Republic. Herein aftershall be
referred to as my client.

On the 18th of December 2003, my client, his wife and
their only daughter travelled to their country IRAN on
holiday and unfotunantely, they were involved in an
Earthquake which occoured in Bam on the 26th of
December 2003 in IRAN which claim about 25 thausand
lives in the Earthquake .

Since the earthquake I have made several enquiries to
locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has
proved unsuccessful.I am contacting you based on the
fact that my client deposited one trunk BOX as a
family treasure with a security company here in
LOME-TOGO valued at US$9.5 million of which he handed
over the CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT with me as his
lawyer.And i also ask him then why he choose to
deposit the fund/BOX in a security company rather than
bank,

He told me that it was due to political instablity
inTOGO and that he was assured by the Manager of the
security company that he can claim his BOX from any of
their Branch Offices in EUROPE and ASIA countries For
the fact that I have been unsuccesfull in locating the
relatives since the earthquake occoured, I hereby seek
your consent to present you as the relative or the
business partner to my late client, All i want from
you is maximum co-operation to enable us make the
claim of these Box to our benefit.

I have all the necessary information that will guide
you to the successful claim of these BOX and legal
POWER OF ATTORNEY that will make you the beneficary of
the BOX will be prepared by me as his attorney. I
guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate
arrangement that will protect you and I to this
effect.

NOTE THAT I INTEND TO SHARE THE FUND AS FOLLOWS:40%FOR
YOUR PARTICIPATION,50% FOR ME AND 10% will be set
aside to take care of expenses that may arise during
the time of transaction and also telephone bills

Best regards,
Barrister KILOME .LLM,LLD,Dipl.Admin
00228994 5996.




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