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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: gabamorah@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:55:46 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Attention: Mcewen



From Barrister Gabara Morah,
Principal Partner,
Morah Chambers & Co.
11 Rue Ahepe,
Lome Togo.=20
=A0
Dear Friend,

I am Barrister Gabara Morah, an Attorney at Law, and the Personal lawyer to=
MR.S.D.Mcewen,a foreigner who used to work with Shell International Compan=
y here Republic of Togo, hereinafter shall be referred to as my client.

As it may=A0 interest you to know, your contact was giving to me by divine =
aspiration at the office of the Chamber of Commerce and Tourism in Lome-Tog=
o as I was going through some directories.I decided to contact you in order=
to champion such a business magnitude without any problem.On the 31st of O=
ctober=A0 2000, my client, his wife and their two children were involved in=
a car accident along Kara-Sokode expressway while arriving from Holiday to=
Lome. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since t=
hen, I have made several inquiries to locate any of their extended relative=
s and this has also proved unsuccessful.

I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the fund valued at $41.5m,(Fo=
urty One=A0 Million=A0 five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars), left b=
ehind by my client before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by =
the Security Finance Firm where this huge amount were deposited. The said S=
ecurity Finance Company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin o=
r have his account confiscated within the next twenty one official working =
days.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 4 ye=
ars now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the decea=
sed since you share the same last name , so that the proceeds of this accou=
nt can be paid to you.

Therefore,I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk =
free. On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 25%=
of the total sum as gratification, while 5% will be set aside to take care=
of expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and also telephone =
bills, while 70%will be for me.

All I require from you is your honest co-operation to enable us see this tr=
ansaction through.I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate a=
rrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Upon your accep=
tance to this proposal, for the confidentiality of this transaction.=20

I expect your urgent response indicating your full interest in this great b=
usiness transaction to our both mutual trust.Your telephone and fax number =
will be need for our easy communication.=20

May God be with you.

Your's Faithfully,

Barrister Gabara Morah=20
=0A=0A=0A

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