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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: Barrister Mike Asika <barrmiasika@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: barrmasika@yahoo.ca
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 12:14:04 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Please assist me so that we can retrieve the deposit Klaassen


Dear Klaassen,

I sincerely apologize for intruding into your privacy especially by contacting you through this means for a business transaction of this magnitude, but due to its seriousness and urgency, it therefore became necessary for me to seek your assistance.

I am Barrister Mike Asika, a solicitor at law and the personal attorney to Late Victor Klaassen, a national of your country, who used to work with Shell Development Company in Lome Togo, herein after, shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 2002, my client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in a car accident along Nouvissi express Road Lome-Togo, all occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives, since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has 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 am now contacting you to assist me to retrieve this huge deposit before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where the funds were deposited.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2years now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you have the same last names, 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.

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 arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Hope to hear from you.

Best Regards.

Mike Asika Esq.



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