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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: Barrister David Kojo <administracion@lariojacalidad.org>
Reply-To: davidstanlykojo@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2014 19:14:36 +0200
Subject: Business Message



Hello,

I am Barrister David Stanly Kojo, a solicitor at law. I am the Personal attorney
to late Client that has the same last name with you; he used to work with Ghana
Gold Mine. On the 15 Aug 2012, my client, his Partner and their only son were
involved in a car accident along Konongo on the Accra-Kumasi highway.

All Occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have
made several inquiries to locate any of his extended Relatives, but all effort
has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I
decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his
family hence I Contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in recovering the fund valued at US$20,565,000.00
(Twenty Million, Five Hundred and Sixty Five Thousand United States Dollars) And
( 175 Kilos of Gold,) deposited with a Financial Institution before it gets
confiscated or declared non-serviceable by the BANK. I seek your consent to
present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you have the same last
names, Even if you do not know the deceased mentioned, so that the proceeds of
this fund can be paid to you.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the
sharing ratio and modalities for transfer. I am sure that this will be executed
under legitimate Arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please respond ASAP)

Regards,
David s.Kojo Esq.

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