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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 KONRAD <hope_is_a_great_thing@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: BARRISTER KONRAD <kskeris@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 05:27:35 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Utmost Urgent


Dear Sir / Madam,

I am Mr. Konrad Skeris, a solicitor at law, personal attorney to Engr and. Howard T.S to
national
of your country, Who Farming to Work as a contractor here in Abidjan,
Ivory Coast. Here in after Referred to as Shall be my client. On the
16th of March 2005, my client, and Their only daughter Were Involved in a
fatal accident along Bassam self-Parkway Road. All occupants of the
vehicle Unfortunately lost there lives.

Since then I have made
​​several inquiries here to locate Any of my customers on extended, This
HAS Proved Also in Original unsuccessful.After several Unsuccessful
Attempts, I Decided to search through the internet Which motivated me to
contact you, to locate Any member Hence it it of His Family I contacted
you.

I am Contacting you to assist in the repartrating fund
valued at $ 20.5 million left behind by my US customer Before It Gets
confisicated gold Declared unserviceable by the bank Where Were
Deposited This huge total amount. The Bank Said HAS Issued notice to
Provide me the next of kin to my deceased customer account-have gold His
confisicated Within the next twenty one days.
Since I Have Been
unsuccesful in locating the relative for over 9years now, I seek your
consent to present you as the next of kin to my late customer since you
are from the country so Sami produit That the account of This Can Be
paid to you.

THEREFORE, we receipt of your positive response, i
`shall furnish You With more details and how we can proceed to get the
funds released and Transferred to you. All I require from you is your
honest co-operation to enable us see this transaction through.

I await for your positive response.

Respectfully yours.
Mr. Konrad Skeris
Senior Attorney

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