419 scam: "Dr.udo Udomah"<UdoUdomah@upcmail.hu> attention sir

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +2348065564390 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.udo Udomah" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <udoudomah@inbox.lv>
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2017 01:14:23 -0700
Subject: attention sir

Attention: Sir,

I am Dr.Udo Udomah, the present Minister of Budget and Planning and
also a member of the Economic and Social Council United Nations, West
Africa Liaison Office. Your payment file was brought to my desk since last
week with an application of change of beneficiary submitted by Mr.
Croft Amania.

Mr. Croft Amania from Australia submitted claims on your funds stating
that you have given him the authority to claim the funds Ten Million
Eight Hundred Thousand United State Dollars( US$10.8M), but we stopped
him first until we receive a confirmation from you. You are therefore
requested to get back to us to confirm the authenticity of the
application of claim submitted by Mr Croft or if you did not
authorized him for any reason,urgently get back to us so that we can
direct you on how you are going to receive your fund.

I am fully prepared to work with you to achieve this aim,but I will
need your total cooperation.

Your urgent response will be highly appreciated.

Yours Faithfully,
Dr. Udo Udomah
Telephone Number:-+234 8065564390,

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