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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 Ikeme <barr.ikeme@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: nwabarr@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:47:54 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: HELLO Steven Korf


FROM: IKEME DURU (ESQ)
DURU & ASSOSCIATES,
BP1200 LOME_TOGO
TEL: No; +228 933 28 74
Fax No; 228 02166 55



ATTN: Steven Korf


I am Barrister ikeme duru,the personal Attorney to Mr.Kashima Kagawa, a chinese Citizen who used to work with Kutner Associates Company in Lome . On the 2nd of August 2006 , my client, his wife and their two children were involved in a car accident along kara Express Road .

All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to his country Embassy to locate any of my client’s extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I decided to travel last week to chinese to see if I would be able to locate any of his relatives such as cousins, uncle e.t.c., but of no avail.

Now I contacted you to assist me in repatriating the money left behind by my client before they got confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Finance House where these huge deposits were lodged since I was not able to find any of his relatives.; I think we can work together and repatriate this fund back to country and use part of it for charity organization.

Particularly, the bank where the deceased had an account valued at about US$30.5M has issued me a notice to provide the next-of-kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over Ten (10) months now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$30.5M can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money; 60% to me and 35% to you, while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may required.

I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make, all I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Since there is no risk associated to this fund.

Please get in touch with me by my confidential Telno; +228 933 28 74, immediately you acknowledge the good receipt of this message for further discussion and details.

Anticipating your prompt response.

Yours Sincerely,

BAR. IKEME DURU





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