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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: komian kokou <attorneykomianoffice@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2022 20:29:23 +0000
Subject: Get back to me as soon as possible


Dear friend

I am komian kokou a Solicitor, the Personal Attorney to Robert 'Roy’
Watterson Northern Irish A businessman and The CEO of industrial supply
company Lincom who exploited gold in Ghana, died in a plane crash in
Australia in the sea near Brisbane that claims the lives of all the
passengers including work colleague, and two children on the 26 December
2020

You may click this link below for Verification.
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/northern-ireland/tributes-to-east-belfast-businessman-roy-watterson-who-died-in-plane-crash-in-australia-along-with-colleague-and-two-children-41187015.html
https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/tributes-to-irish-businessman-who-died-in-plane-crash-in-australia-along-with-work-colleague-and-two-children-41187303.html

He had funds deposited with a commercial bank in Togo, he wanted to invest
in telecommunication through 5 West African countries, and only I and his work
colleague that died with him are aware of the fund and the investment.

I had contacted you to assist in repatriating the money that belonged to my
client before it was declared serviceable by the bank management, The
management of the Bank where the fund was valued at six million Three
hundred and Fifty Thousand Eighty-Seven cent ($6,350,000.87) has issued me
a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated

I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so
that the proceeds of this can be paid to you. I can share the money 70% to
me and 25% to you, while 5% should be for expenses or taxes as your
government may require. I will write a letter to the bank to have the
certificate of deposit and I will provide the necessary documents to back
up the claim. All I need is your moral support.

Remember always to keep our discussion secret and confidential at all times.

Revert back to me as soon as possible.

Best regards

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