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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: Jim Abu <henox1hodowu@gmail.com>
Reply-To: abujim22@live.fr
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 20:31:08 +0100
Subject: Greeting My Dear ,

Greeting My Dear ,

This is an official legal notice of an unclaimed fund left by ( Engr
Peterson) ,who died along with his entire family on 21st April ,2008
in a car accident while going on vacation to the northern part of the
country.

I am ( Barrister Jim Abu ) a solicitor at law, personal attorney to
late ( Engr Peterson), I have an important message for you concerning
the death of your relative, and the ( US$3.5 million )he left behind
in Security Finance Firm here in Lome Togo Republic. since his wife
and only female child who are statutorily his next of kin died along
side with him.

As the former official/personal attorney of the deceased and witness
of fact of this subject matter,I hereby solicit for your immediate
response and positive committed efforts to facilitate the remittance
of fund total sum ( $3.5 million) . I am contacting you to assist in
repatriating the fund valued ( $3.5 million, that was left behind by
my late client before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by
the bank where this huge amount were deposited. The said Bank has
issued me several notices to provide next of kin of my late client or
they will have his account confiscated within the next 21 days,
because it is a standard practice that after the expiration of SIX
YEARS the fund will be declared UNCLAIMED and sends to the National
Reserve as an unclaimed funds.

Upon your positive response to this convenient, I will make all
necessary information known to you,including the name of the bankers
and modes to the repatriation of this fund.

Kindly get in touch with me through my email address for more guild
lines to the repatriation of this fund. CONTACT ME FOR MORE DETAILS
THROUGH YOUR PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS TO MINE: abujim22@live.fr


Yours sincerely,
Barrister Jim Abu Esq,
Principal Attorney of
Abu & Co. Chambers.
Barristers & Solicitors
Public Notary Lome-TOGO West Africa

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