419 scam: "Barr. Lucky Gohou" <l.goho07@gmail.com> Hope to hear from you

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22990194098 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr. Lucky Gohou" <l.goho07@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2016 11:39:48 +0100
Subject: Hope to hear from you

Sorry for this surprise of receiving this email from me, it is based on
circumstances surrounding me that compelled me to use this medium of
communication.

I am Mr. Gohou L. Olariwaju, an attorney to the late Mr. Jorge , (my late
client), a citizen of your country, who died in an auto accident along with
his family in 2003. He lived in my country where he deals on crude oil
related businesses, and I handled his entire legal business matters.

I am soliciting for your cooperation to reclaim his fund since it is my
legal right to nominate the beneficiary. As a result of his death, his bank
has instructed me to appoint a beneficiary of his account valued at
$335000000 The account will be confiscated as unclaimed fund if i could not
appoint any beneficiary because it has been dormant for up to 12 years.

So i want your cooperation to secure the fund by legally appointing you as
the beneficiary, since my client died intestate (without a will).

Please contact me via my personal email for more details and procedures:
barr.gohou {AT} gmail.com

Call me on +229 90194098 for verbal discussion.
Gohou L. Olariwaju Esq
HEAD, L-Gohou Chambers
C/ 670 RUE D'EGLISH 03 BP 151 GBEGAMEY,COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIC

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