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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- office99togo@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: office99togo <office99togo@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2021 11:20:44 +0100
Subject: Dear Sir / Madam,

Dear Sir / Madam,
With all due respect, my name is Mr. Tony Ferris, Republic of Togo, in
the West African sub-region. I am a lawyer by profession and I am
currently serving and working with ECOBANK Lome Togo as lawyer legal
representative of the bank. I have been contacted on the basis of your
surname, as personal attorney of the late National Engineer of Togo
Aviation, who died in a car accident in the year past, with his wife
and his only daughter. I got in touch with you in order to present and
present you as the main beneficiary / relative closest that shares the
same nickname with the client bank delayed, which also owns and
deposited an investment fund real estate at ECOBANK Lome Togo, in the
total amount of: (US$ 9.6 million), with Ecobank still unclaimed.
Funds have been paid by his Financial Co-operative, even before his
sudden death.

So that we can move on, just please me with the following mandatory
details of you: Information to follow.

Your full name.....
Your age.........
Occupation...............
Your phone and fax numbers...............

Please contact me on my private phone numbers: +22891424850 or contact
me at this private email address (office99togo@gmail.com) for more
information and guidance

Attorney. Tony Ferris.
LomÃ©-Togo Notary Public
ASSOCIATED CHAMBERS OF TOGO.

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