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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: "Umar Yeman" <umar_y605@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: umarymn@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 19:35:24 +0200
Subject: Good day sir

Dear Sir,

Compliment of the day.

I'm sorry to disturb you, I got your contact while
searching for investment assistance. I am Mr.Umar
Yaman, a 23 years old Sudanese.I am the only son of
GEN.Abed Yaman. a rebel leader of the Revolutionary
United Front of Sudan, who died,at battle field on
25the June 2004 during the United Nation peace keeping
intervention at the peak of the Sudan war last year.
Before my father death, he deposited an amount of
seven million two hundred thousand American
dollars(U.S.$7.200,000) in a private finance firm in
Senegal.

Presently,I want you to help me so that i will
transfer this fund out of Senegal to your private bank
account, so that you can help me to invest it and also
to help me acquire naturalization status in your
country.I will give you 15% as your reward and also
10%as miscellaneous expenses.I need your reply
urgently to enable me forward the necessary
information which protects the documents which are
with me as the beneficiary/next kin of the above fund.


I hope to hear from you at the earliest convenient
time.

Yours Truly,

Umar Yaman.







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