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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: james okun <james-okun1925@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2018 15:32:28 +0000
Subject: REPLY BACK


Legal Law Firm Services to International and Local clients established & connected globally Base in Togo,
JAMES AMER ALWAN OKUN, LAW CHAMBERS SOLICITORS
Greetings,
With respect, I must apologize for this unsolicited message, I am aware that this is certainly not a conventional way of approaching unknown people for project establishment. But I kindly ask you to read this message carefully before you decide to continue or delete my message because I am optimistic it will work for unimaginable financial gain for both of us and our family.
Dear Friend My name is Attorney, James Amer Alwan Okun an International Lawyer, and Practicing in Lome Togo, the owner of James Amer Alwan Okun Chambers.
I request your consent to use your name for request the release of our deceased client money at Bank containing US $ 12,011,575.00 million USD in current inactive bank account.
We will share the money $ 6,005,787.00 Million USD for you and $ 6,005,787.00 Million USD for us as soon as the money is waived on your behalf as the deceased's business partner.
I will handle all things related to the claim process perfectly.
Let us know if you're interested in this offer so we can analyze how to get out of the claim.
CONTACT BACK WITH YOUR PERSONAL BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION IF YOU ARE READY TO COOPERATE WITH US.
We are waiting for your reply
Please send me an email to b_okunjames@hotmail.com
Best Regards,
Attorney, James Amer Alwan Okun


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