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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: nkubia dimma <didi_nwaoma1@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: nkubia_didi12@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 13:29:50 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION HARTMAN



Mr Dimma Nkubia
Nkubia,Uzop & Onyeiwe
Solicitors & Advocates of the Supreme Court Of Togo
No 16/18 Boulevard du la Karte
Lome Togo

Dear Hartman

I am Mr. Dimma Nkubia, a legal practitioner, I was the
personal
attorney
to an expatriate who was a private entrepreneur here in my
country and
unfortunately
lost his life in an unfortunate car crash on
January 31st
2000,
alongside his wife and only daughter. Since then I have made
several
inquiries
to the embassy here to locate any of my clients relatives,
this has
proved
unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to
track his last
name
over the Internet, to locate any of his remote relatives
hence I
contacted
you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the fund
valued at
US$20.5
million left behind by my client before it gets confiscated
or declared
unserviceable
by the Bank where this huge amount was deposited.
The said Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of
kin or have
his
account confiscated within the next twenty-one working days.
Since I
have
been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 5years
now, I seek
your
consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased
since you
have
the same last name, so that the proceeds of this account can
be paid to
you.
Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall
then discuss
the
sharing ratio and modalities for transfer. I have all
necessary
information
and legal documents needed to back you up for the claim.
All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable
us see this
transaction
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under
legitimate
arrangements
that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Best Regards
Dimma Nkubia Esq
Principal Attorney,
Lome Togo

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