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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:

Fraud email example:

From: ugeniajustin@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 07:56:04 +0900 (KST)
Subject: hi




Hello dear,

I am writing this mail to you With due respect trust and
humanity, I appeal to you to exercise a little patience and read
through my letter,I must first ask for apology to burden your respected life and for the surprise this letter may be seen to you because we have not been in much communication. But I want you to bear with me that it is because of the ugly situation one fine herself into which lead me to open up to you.I will like to tell you more about myself,family and the important reason why i have contacted you having gone through your remarkable profile,
honestly I am writing this email to you with pains, tears and
sorrow from my heart, I decided to contact you due to the urgency of my situation,
My name is Ugenia Justin Yak, 25yrs old female  from Southern
Sudan in Africa.
 
My father Dr. Justin Yak Arop was the former Minister for SPLA
Affairs and Special Adviser to President Salva  Kiir of South
Sudan  for Decentralization. My father Dr. Justin Yak, my mother
Including other top Military officers and top government officials
where on board when the plane crashed on Friday May 02,
2008. You can read more about the crash through the below
site:
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7380412.stm

Some months after the burial of my father, my uncle conspired
With my step mother to give away my father's properties to a
Chinese Expatriate.

To bring you more closer to what I’m writing or speaking to you, I have an original documents proof that cover the sum worth US$17.8million dollars. I saw this documents in the portfolio box of my late father.

The contents in the portfolio box are so many documents of my late father's properties and values. The fund US$17.8million dollars was the one written in my name as the next of kin, it was a surprise to me because I never knew of such documents exist since the life time of my beloved late father. I travelled to Burkina Faso to withdraw the fund so that I can start a better life and take care of myself.

But the Branch manager of the Bank whom I met in person told me that my present status does not permit me by the local law to clear fund or make a transfer of fund into an account, He advice me to provide a trustee who will help me and invest the
fund or I should wait till when I get married as it demand by
Their  Authority.

I have chosen to contact you after my prayers and I believe that
you will not betray my trust. Well, I will say that my mind convinced me that you are the true person to help me.

More so, I will like to disclose much to you if you can help me to
Relocate to your country because my uncle has threatened to
Assassinate me.

However, you will help me by recommending a nice University in
your country so that I can complete my studies.  It is my
Intention to compensate you with 10% of the total fund for your
Services and the balance shall be my capital in your
Establishment.

Please i need your response interest and your capacity to stand for me as my appointed trustee for the claims/release of the money US$17.8million dollars in your position.Immediately i received your reply and your  ability to help me out for the transfer, i will send to you the contact information of the Bank where the fund was deposited by my late father in my names as the next of kin. I want you to contact the Bank as my appointed trustee for the transfer of the fund to your account. Could you please send to me more details about yourself and families. Hope to hear from you as soon as possible,wishing you God blessings.

Sincerely yours,

Ugenia Justin Yak.


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