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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: Hajia Turai YarAdua <yaradua_h@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: hajiaturaiyaradua19@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 04:29:23 -0500
Subject: Hello Dear!

Hello Dear!

I am Hajia Turai YarAdua, wife of Umar Yar'Adua Late Nigeria President who died
on Wednesday 5th of March 2010 after long illness described as "acute pericardia.
I seek your indulgence to partnership with me in an investment worth $78 .8 million USD (Seventy eight million, Eight hundred thousand USD)
which would be of mutual benefit for my family and yours, due to the
confidential nature of this investment I need a total foreigner a non Nigerian
to handle and stand as beneficiary to this fund safely lodged in a financial
institution with secret codes.

For your assistance and partnership I would be willing if you can receive this fund for investment in your country.
if you're willing to assist and partner with me urgently responds via email
stating your full name and direct confidential telephone number for verbal
discussion.
Should in case this get to you via bulk mail, do note that,it might be my network connection area.

FULL NAMES:================
AGE:======================
SEX:======================
MARITAL STATUS:===========
OCCUPATION:===============
COMPANY:===========================
RESIDENTIAL/OFFICE ADDRESS:====
PHONE:===========
CELL PHONE:===============

Bearing in mind of my statue and family name this transaction should be handled
with utmost secrecy, for more details of the death of my late husband and my
family you can access this link below:
http://allafrica.com/stories/201002250872.html

Sincerely,
Hajia Turai YarAdua



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