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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: patrickuduma@handbag.com
Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 18:27:09 +0100
Subject: How are you

ABBOTS LANGLEY HOSPITAL
College Rd.
Abbots Langley, Watford. Herts
LONDON.


Dear Friend,

I have a business proposal, which I know might interest you. My name is
Dr. Patrick Uduma, a medical doctor and the sole proprietor of the above
specialist hospital.
I have a widow here in my clinic who is on a political asylum in LONDON
Refugee Camp, she has been so ill for some couple of months now. This woman
confided in me based on the free medical attention I have been given to
her and her children. She had revealed to me of her life history and about
her late husband who was a top military officer in one of the West African
country (Sierra-Leone) before his death during the civil war and the fortune
she inherited from her late husband.
She has asked me to source a credible and trustworthy partner abroad who
will manage her funds for investment, the sum of Twenty Eight Million US
Dollars (US$28m) which her late husband deposited in a safe Fiduciary Agent
in Europe through a Security Company based in LONDON. I wish to chose you
for this venture and I believe you will be in the position to assist in
managing this large sum in a profitable venture and also to help create
a safe heaven for her and her children by making a residence arrangement
for them in your country.
After she had disclosed this information to me; I saw the reason to request
from her to allow me see the documents relating to this deposit of which
she did,now I have the documents covering the deposit which I will not hesitate
to fax to you the copies as a prove for your confirmation as soon as I receive
your response via email. I am obliged to assist this lady knowing too well
that she has a limited knowledge in the business world and as such she can
not manage this funds herself and in Africa in order to avoid any trace
of her by the government, I will need from you a mutual understanding and
then we shall make plans on how the funds would be secured into an account
in your name; after which you will arrange and travel immediately to meet
with the security company Agent in Europe for clearing.

This amount is contained in a sealed trunk box and it is registered and
declared as containing family treasures, so even as I am writing you now
the security company and it's Agent is not aware that there is cash money
in the trunk. Let me assure you that this transaction is 100 % hitch-free
and risk free.
From my discussion with her, she has agreed to give you a reasonable amount
of percentage for your involvement in this and this has to be discussed
upon the receipt of your quick response, you can reach me with this EMAIL:
patrickuduma@yahoo.com. Do not forget to include your telephone and fax
numbers while replying to this message.

I await your quick response.

Thanks and God bless for your understanding,
Sincere regards,
Dr.Patrick Uduma.



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