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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: Wojciech Skrzypek <wskrzypek8@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 18:14:48 +0200
Subject:


felix Tete
19:34 (22 godz. temu)

Dear friend


Thank you very much for your prompt response to my e-mailed message. With
every good intention for our own mutual benefit, I give you more
details/information regarding this transaction.

This transaction is legitimate and in essence it will undergo normal
procedures as stipulated in the financial and allied matters act and all
legal documents will be issued in your name. I contacted you because you
are sharing the same last name with my late client.

My late client, (blessed memory) was born in 1944. He worked with Shell
Development Petroleum Company Togo as an engineer and later retired to
private practice as a consultant and formed an oil servicing company. He
operated an account with ATLANTIC BANK FOR INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
(ABID),Lome-Togo until his death in an auto accident on the 31st of October
2003 along with his wife and their two daughters( May their souls rest in
peace).

As you may know, Next of Kinship is not limited to relation of the
deceased, nor is it confided to the circuit of parental relationship,
rather it is by choice of the benefactor as regards to whom he/she wishes
to make his WILL to (Beneficiary) either formally by write up, Or
informally by secret disclosure to beneficiary be Him/her business partner,
relation, kinsmen, friends or well wishers whereas the deceased did not
mention anybody as the next of Kin as in this case.

Then whoever that comes up with concrete information as contained in his
account establishment File/Record is assumed to be the Next Of Kin
automatically, because you wouldn’t have any knowledge of these secret
Information of the deceased if you are not his next of kin or close to him
either by relationship or friendship as in private disclosure.
Therefore by virtue of the above stated, you can claim to be the Next of
Kin to my late client without stress coupled with my full involvement as a
Legal practitioner and personal attorney to the deceased in question,
having in my possession all necessary information/documentations that might
be needed for such claims by the transferring institution.

With hope I have explained this issue to your own satisfaction. Therefore,
I only need your honest co-operation and assistance to actualize the dream.
I shall be aliasing with you on what to do and how we will make this
business a success.

The transaction shall last for about 12 working days to materialize,
depending on your ability to give it your due attention. The money will be
shared amicably between us on agreed conditions as soon as the fund hits
your bank account. It will please me so much if you accord this business
your esteemed attention as this money could only be transferred on claim by
a foreigner with or without identical surname but good a thing that both of
you have the same surname which will make it so easy for you to claim the
funds.

Please, less I forget, you must understand that this is a FINANCIAL DEAL
and as such, it must be kept very confidential. I hope you will adhere
strictly to this and let it be on oath solely taken between you and I until
this business is consummated and the fund transferred into the bank account
you shall nominate later for the purpose.

Please as you reply, let me have the following information which I will use
to draft a claim application letter for your endorsement and onward
submission to the BANK where the fund is deposited, and also for
documentations of the probate processes if you make up your mind to
co-operate with me for our mutual benefit.

Therefore, I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100%
guarantee. On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled
to 45% of the total sum as gratification, 50% will be for me while the
remaining 5% which will be the balance will be used to cover our expenses
such as traveling, communication, stamping etc . Below is my information:

Business Name: Kojo Chambers & Co.
Address: 11 Rue Ahepe Be, Lome-Togo.
Telephone Number+228-98-75-69-65
Fax Number: +228-227-17-73.

Please I will like to have your following information to enable me prepare
Letter of Recommendation and have it tendered to the bank and obtain an
inheritance claim form which you will send along with the application
letter to the bank, officially recommending you to the bank as the next of
kin to their deceased customer.

1. Your full name:
2. Address/ Home or Office:
3. Occupation:
4. Marital status:
5. Nationality:
6. Age
7. Current Telephone/Fax Number.


Yours Faithfully,
Barrister Felix Tete.

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