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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 obby" <attorneyj009obby@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2006 01:31:48 +0000
Subject: Urgent.

Barrister James Obby.
85 rue du lome,
Togo West Africa.
Telephone; +228-98-88-902.

Dear Schouten,
I am contacting you for the claim of your late uncle fund that was deposited
with the Eco bank. I must solicit your confidence in this claim,this is by
virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and top Secret.Though I
know that contact of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and
worried,but I am assuring you that all will be well since i know everything
about your late uncle fund. I have decided to contact you due to the urgency
of this matter.

Let me start by introducing myself properly to you.I am Barrister James Obby
the Attorney to your late uncle Engr.J.C Schouten(Snr)an oil Merchant with
the Federal Government of lome-togo,until his death some years ago in Kenya
Air Bus (A310-300)Flight KQ430,Banked with ECO BANK,lome-togo and had a
closing balance as at the end of September, 2001 worth US$8,000,000.00(
Eight Million United States Dollars).The bank now expects the Next of Kin to
come forward as Beneficiary.Efforts have been made by the Eco Bank of
lome-togo to get in touch with any of the Deceased Family or Relatives,but
they have met with no success.

As the deceased being a foreigner,that was why i decided to contact you so
that you can put claim on this. Now the management under the influence of
the bank Chairman and Members of the Board of directors,that arrangement has
been made for the fund to be declared Unclaimed In order to avert this
negative development, it is my duty to contact you since your name was
listed as the next of kin to his properties.

All documents and proof to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked
out by me for this claim.I have secured from the probate an order of
Mandamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries,and more so i am
assuring you that this claim is 100% risk free.Now it is left for you
deceide on what you will give as my percentage for assisting you in this
claim.Also reply at my alternative email address ; contactobby@cooltoad.com

Yours Sincerely,
Obby. Esq

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