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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: Konet Anderson <konet_anderson03@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: konet_anderson2@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 20:28:27 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: VERY IMPORTANT ! Micheal Gallatin



Barrister Anderson Konet
Senior Advocate Of Togo
Anderson's Associate And Chambers
No 117 Boulevard Du Kpalime Lome Togo
West Africa.
Mobile Phone : + 228- 938- 5246.
Reply To : (konet_anderson2@yahoo.co.uk)
 
Dear  Micheal Gallatin
 

I am Barrister Anderson Konet a solicitor at law,personal attorney to Engr.A.W.Gallatin , 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 26th of December 2003, my client, his wife and their only Son were involved in a plane crash accident at Cotonou,Benin Republic. Please check web site:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html
 
I have contacted you to assist in retreiving the fund valued $14.5) Fourteen million five hundred thousand United State Dollars left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by the National Trust Bank Plc in lome republic of togo  where this huge amount are deposited right now. The said National Trust Bank Plc has issued me a notice as his personal attorney to the deceased customer to provide the next of kin or have his account confisicated within the next twenty one official working days.
 
All I require from you is your honest co-operation 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. Please get in touch with me through the above Email for more details clearificaton if possible you can give me a call assap for my prompt notification for business to start immediately.
 
                                                   
 
Best Regards,
Barrister Anderson Konet. Esq.
Mobile Phone :+ 228 -938-5246.
Reply To :(konet_anderson2@yahoo.co.uk)



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