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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: "Djoko SUYANTO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <djoko1@barid.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2016 10:45:23 -0800
Subject: CONTACT MR Djoko SUYANTO

Northman Law Firm,
International Corporate & Business Law Firm Jakarta Indonesia.
Securities Corporate Finance & Business Law Domestic and International Business Practice.
 
Attention Dear,
 
How are you doing today? Hope you are doing great, Thank you.
 
My Name is Barrister, Djoko Suyanto, I am originally from Indonesia with Northman Law Firm and Real Estate solicitors
Jakarta Indonesia, We discover a late client Mr.Frank Amado, Police got him drug Methamphetamine  death sentenced an American Citizen, member of Gulf States and member of Indonesia Government Oil & Gas Finance, who died,and left a Sum Amount of (USD$27, 000, 000, 00) Twenty-Seven,Million United State Dollars in a Foreign Account under our Law Firm,
http://deathpenaltynews.blogspot.com.ng/2011/01/frank-amado-actual-story.html
 
Since his death I have received several letters from the Bank where he deposited the fund before his death, to provide his next of kin foreigner outside Indonesia, who can make claim to the funds before the end of the Month or the Bank will be left with  no option than to confiscate the fund and turn the money back to the state as it has been marked unclaimed, So you are free to Contact me if you are Willing,and remember this is a deal between me and you, again the bank has been giving us a limit time we have only two weeks to move this fund out.
 
Thanks Best Regards,
 
Djoko SUYANTO
Email: djoko1@barid.com
 
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Northman Law Firm provides sophisticated and comprehensive advice to companies and individuals in their day-to-day 
business, in Libya,Egypt,South  Sudan, Ghana USA, London, combining high quality legal services with a direct relationship with the clients our personalized attention,competitive.
 
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