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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: "Mr Walter J Loko" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <uniccorgimf2018@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 17:32:35 -0000
Subject: Attention:Respectful Friend 15 2018

From: Mr Walter J Loko (Consultant)
London, Uk

Attention:Respectful Friend

With deep sense of honor and great respect, I communicate to seek your humble assistance for my client former President of South Africa His excellency Mr. Jacob Zuma who recently step out of office on Feb 15, 2018 following pressure from his ANC party, he has charged me to arrange with a trusted person or company who can assist to retrieve some of his assets in South America and Europe after latest seizure of his automobiles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70l8GSkthvg by Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa with the aid of top government officials working relentlessly to clamp down on anything attached to his name.

Sincerely, I took my time to survey your person and consider you trusted to assist this noble man secure and perhaps manage these assets in the form of investment in your country pending when he is free from all sorts of charges on him, I MUST advise that whatever is agreed is maintained to the latter so as to avoid staining the smooth relationship I have had with my client over the years, and knowing his kind of person it will be endangering my entire family should you not keep safe this fund when received.

I will crave your indulgence at this juncture to give me your assurance and also attach your details to enable me process all relevant documents that will back your status to this claim, it is also pertinent to state on the need for us to act fast by substituting your name with the former immediately.

Anticipating for your maturity towards this.

Mr Walter J Loko
(Consultant) UK

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