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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: "Barr Johnson Gawa" <bjgawa2@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 22:28:00 +0000
Subject: Pls help out in this matter /// (Friend)

Barrister Johnson Gawa
Akukpe Chambers &Associates
No.10 Rue Avenida,
Lome-Togo West Africa.

Dear Friend .

With all due respect to your personality, I request that you do not feel
disturbed as I know that transaction of this magnitude will surely make one
apprehensive.

I am Barrister Johnson GAWA, a solicitor at law,personal attorney to Mr
C.B.Williams,a national Of your country,who used to work with Shell
Development Company in Lome Togo. Here in after shall be referred to as my
client. On the 21st of April 2005, my client, his wife and their only
daughter were involved in a car accident along Nouvissi express Road.

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 also 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 have contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at
US$10.5million ( Ten Million Five Thousand US Dollars) left behind by my
client before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Security
Finance Firm where this amount was deposited. The said Security Finance Firm
has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have his account
confiscated within the next twenty one official working days.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for almost two
years 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.

I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up
in this claim,All I require from you is your honesty cooperation to enable
us sail through in this transaction.

I sincerely guarantee that this will be executed and carried out under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law and
enhance a smooth transaction.

Therefore in your interest you can get back to me at my private email
address for detail and confidentiality . Email, bjgawa2@hotmail.com

Waiting to hear soon as possible.
Best Regards,
Barr Johnson Gawa Esq.

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