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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 John Baka <barr.john_b1@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: barr.john_bb@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 07:32:03 -0800 (PST)
Subject: PRIVATE MESSAGE TO: Mr.Vincent Wijlhuizen


FROM:BARRISTER JOHN BAKA
PRINCIPAL PARTNER, OMEGA CHAMBERS.
No.10 Rue Avenida, Lome-Togo West Africa.
Tell:+228 9058949

Attn: Mr. Vincent Wijlhuizen,

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 ought to have seek your consent and approval before emailing this proposal to you. Please understand that I acted as I did due to the importance and urgency of this matter. Which ever way you may look at it, let it please you to respond quickly either negatively or positively.

I am Barrister John Baka, a solicitor at law and the personal attorney to Mr W.B.Wijlhuizen, 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 2004, 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 the 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 at the Togolese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.

I'm contacting you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at US$30.3 Million ( Thirty Million Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only)left behind by my client before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this 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 official working days.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for almost two years 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 with immediate effect. 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 arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Waiting for your swift responese.
My Altanative Email: barrjbaka@myway.com

Best Regards,
Barr.John Baka,ESQ. (LEGAL PRACTITIONER)
Tell+228 905 8949



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