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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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Fraud email example:

From: spiff04izuma@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 10:37:06 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Hello=20Friend=20Call=20Me=2E?=


HON SPIFF AVOCATE CHAMBERS,
52D RUE DE FRANCE, AVENUE 3.
LOME -TOGO, WEST AFRICA.
PHONE: +228-905-3608.

Dear Friend,

I am Barrister Spiff Izuma,a solicitor at law,personal attorney to a national
of your country,who used to work with Shell development Company in Lome
Togo.

Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 2003,
my client,his wife and their only daughter were involved in a car accident
along Nouvissi express Road.

All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then
I have made several enquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients
extended relatives, this has also prooved unsuccessful.

However,i contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at US$5.5
million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared
unserviceable by the ECOBANK where this huge amount were deposited. The
said ECOBANK LOME-REP OF TOGO has issued me a notice to provide the next
of kin or have his account confisicated within the next twenty one official
working days.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 2years
now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased
since you have the same last names, so that the proceeds of this account
can be paid to you. Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we
shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.

I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you
up for claim. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable
us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed
under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the
law.

Please get in touch with me on my private email address:
contactsp77@yahoo.ca.
Best regards.
Barrister Spiff Izuma.
Do contact me on my private phone number,
PHONE: +228-905-3608.




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