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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: Akirisi Nwankoko <a_nwankoko1@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: a_nwankoko7@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 21:31:57 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: YOUR MAIL................ Micheal Gallatin


AKIRISY NWANKOKO & ASSOCIATES
SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES(CHAMBERS)
NO 27, RUE DUE TSEVIE
LOME, REPUBLIQUE DU TOGO.
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Attention:

I have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this matter. Let me start by introducing myself properly, I am Barrister Akirisi Nwankoko the personal Attorney to late Mr. C B.Gallatin, a contractor with the Federal Government of lome togo until his death last two years ago in political crisis in Abidjan capital of Cote d'Ivoire, Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessfull.

I have contacted you to assist in repartrating fund valued at Ten Million United States Dollars only($US10,000,000.00)left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by the financial firm where this amount were deposited.

The financial firm now expects the Next of Kin to come forward as Beneficiary. As you share the same last name with my late client and as a foriegner like him, that was why i decided to contact you so that you can put claim on this fund.

Now the management under the influence of the bank Chairman and Members of the Board of directors has arranged to confiscate the fund if I did not present the next of kin to this claim. In order to avert this negative development, it is my duty to contact you so that you can stand as the next of kin to this estate.

All documents and proof to enable you get this fund will be carefully provide 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 to decide on what you will give me as my percentage for assisting you in this claim. I want to let you know that this trasaction have to be done legitimately and confidential as i dont want any one to know that you are not the rightful applicant to this estate.

Best regards,

Barrister Akirisi Nwankoko Esq.





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