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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: umaru ndasa <barr_umaru_ndasa3@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 13:18:12 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: SPECIAL REQUEST!!!


FROM.UMARU NDASA.
PHONE:00228-935-29-40
EMAIL:barr_umaru_ndasa@walla.com


Dear Friend,


I am MR UMARU NDASA.a Regional Supervisour with A NATIONAL TRUST SECURITY COMPANY in Lome-Togo. We had a foreign client (name with held) who deposited A huge sum of money (US$20.5million) with our Company.

Eventually,On the 21st of April 2002,Our client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in auto crash along ecowas express road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives.but, since then we have made several enquiries to his embassy here to locate any of this clients extended relatives and nobody have come for the cliam.As the next of kin.I am contacting you to come for the claim A sitaution I have monitored closely with my position in the Company.

Now, having monitored this deposit and managed it over the years before his death, and hence nobody has showed up as the next of kin for the past one year plus, I have removed the file to my private volt. I now solicit for your assistance to present you as the next of kin as every other arrangement has being concluded by me and I am only waiting for aforeigner to enable me move the fund to his account.I will need your private telephone and fax numbers and your full name and address company or residential so that i can computerise them to tally with the next of kin collum in the certificate of deposit. This does not have any risk attached to it as all the internal documentations will be handled by me.

I therefore request you to confirm your interest by a return message and I will furnish you with details. Lastly for the immediate take off of this transaction you have to confirm your willingness and reiness to assist me retrive this deposit. I look forward to hearing from you.

Regards

MR Umaru Ndasa.






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