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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: Kojo Eyadema <kojoalive2007@yahoo.com.tr>
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:29:04 +0200 (EET)
Subject: URGENT MESSAGE.................Peter Baanstra


From Kojo EYADEMA, LLB (Hons)
Barrister & Solicitor
03 BP 3105
République du Togo
Email: kojoe02@yahoo.com.au

Dear Baanstra,

I am Barrister Kojo EYADEMA, a solicitor at law and personal attorney to late Engr Martin Baanstra, a national of your country,who used to work with SONACOP Oil Company here in Lome Togo.

This is an official legal notice for an unclaimed fund left by Engr Martin, who died in a plan crash in Cotonou Benin Republic on the 26th December 2003 with his wife and their only daughter,

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html

After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at $9 Million dollars left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by the Security Finance Firm where this huge amount were deposited. The said Security Finance Company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have his account confisicated within the next twenty one working days of which i have tried to locate his relatives but all my efforts have been abortive but Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 4years 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 through the above email for more
details.

Kindly get in touch with me through my email address for more guildlines to the repartriation of this fund.

Yours Sincerely,
Barrister Kojo EYADEMA.


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