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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: Barr. Logan Oscar <logan.oscaresq@judiciary.gov.uk>
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2017 14:08:11 -0700
Subject: I need your assistance urgently

Greetings,
I am Barrister Logan Oscar from United Kingdom, a solicitor at law, personal attorney to (Late) Engr. Ron Moore, an Independent Contractor in Lome-Togo (Western Africa) he lived and work in Lome-Togo before his death. On the 11th day of June 2014, my client, his wife and only daughter were involved in a car accident while traveling for vacation. I need your assistance urgently in repatriating the fund valued US$18.5 Million, left behind by my Late client.

The Financial institution where the fund was deposited invited me to Lome-Togo and issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have his account confiscated within 21 official working days. I seek your consent urgently to present you to the bank as the next of kin of my late client and beneficiary to the unclaimed fund for our financial benefit, since i have being unsuccessful in locating the relative of the deceased family after his death.

I will be present here in Lome-Togo to represent you in this transaction until the fund is release to you as the beneficiary. I will visit you in your country as soon as the transaction is finalized for the sharing of the fund.

Upon your positive response we shall then discuss the sharing ratio between us and modalities for transfer.

Contact me through my private email for more details: logan.oscar.esq@consultant.com

Awaiting your positive response.

Regards.
Logan Oscar (ESQ)
Courts And Tribunal Judiciary
United Kingdom

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