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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: "sulaksako Gazeta.pl" <sulaksako@gazeta.pl>
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 12:07:07 +0200
Subject: Get in touch with me Urgently...


*Dear Friend,

Let me thank God for giving me the opportunity to send you this impressive
e-mail message,and I'm quite convinced that this will come to you as a
surprise.

I am Barrister Sulak Sako,a legal practitioner, personal/legal adviser to
the late President of the Republic of Togo,President Gnassingbe Eyadema.Here
in shall be referred to as my client.

On the 5Th of February 2005,my client lost his life as a result of Heart
Attack,My late client deposited the sum of $13.9 million US dollars in a
trunk box in the year 2004 and l under the coverage of FAMILY VALUABLE,and
which the fund belong to the citizens of Togo.l came to realize that he
intended to keep this particular fund for himself and his entire family,but
as faith may have it,my late client had Heart Attack and died,and l became
the only one who has the privilege to the information of this deposited cash
and all the relevant documents.To retrieve the deposited funds,l need you as
a foreign partner to perfect the operation.l will provide all the necessary
documentation needed to claim this fund.

The untimely death of my client brought this great opportunity before me,and
l will like you and i to use this great chance well,because the content of
the Box was not know by the security company.This business is 100% risk
free.I need you as a foreign partner also as a professional to perfect the
operation.I will provide the documents and information needed to actualize
the claim of this deposited fund.The fund is in the Security Company here in
Togo,vault for safe keeping .The original certificate of deposit is with me.

All I required from you is your honest co-operation to enable us see this
transaction through.There fore,on the receipt of your positive respond,we
shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.I guarantee
that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect
you from any breach of the law.

Your reply is needed urgently.

Thanks and I wish we have a pleasurable business transaction.
Please get in touch with me, E-mail: drsulaksako@yahoo.fr
Lome-Togo.
**Thanks.
Sulak Sako(ESQ).*
**

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