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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: Esq Nnana Egom <egomlawchamber1@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: egomlawfirm1@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:16:06 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Dear M C Spike.


Attn: M C Spike.

I know that this mail will come to you as a surprise,but please accept the content in good faith and I do not intend to cause any grief to you and your family,based on the urgency of this letter.

The reason for sending this mail is very fundamental to the doctrine of human privileges and right to stand as next of kin to late Engineer. Spike.

I am Barrister Nnana Egom, A Lawyer and Personal Solicitor to a late foreign national here LATE ENGINEER J C.SPIKE (Snr) An Oil Contractor with the Federal Government of Republic of Togo, untill his death last two years ago,during the Indian Ocean Tsunami that happened in Sumatra island in Indonesia on 26th December 2004 .Web: www.Tsunami.com

My late client with his wife and their only daughter died in Sumatra island in Indonesia on 26th December 2004 And Since then I have made several Enquiries to your Embassy here to locate any of my late clients extended relatives,this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts,I have reasoned very professionally as a lawyer and I feel it will be legally proper to present you as the next of kin of my deceased client, so that you will be paid the funds left in his Finance Firm with Ecobank Lome Republic of Togo.

I therefore seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin to the Deceased since you are at an advantage, being a foreigner,because the bank will confiscate this account by the end of the year and has notified my legal chambers to present the next of kin to my late client .

The bank will first transfer $3. Millions dollars into your bank account before the rest $3.5 Million as my legal chambers plans for the fund transfer into your bank account as next of kin to late Engineer.Spike,because my law chambers don't want the bank to confiscate the fund and thereby declear it as lost fund without claim.

Thanks and Awaits for your immediate response.

God Bless You For His Glory.

Best Regards

Barrister Nnana Egom
+228 991 98 05


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