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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: ONLINE UPDATE <usp.tuchorice@iol.cz>
Reply-To: ueharaharuya5555@live.com
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:21:23 GMT
Subject: Business Proposal





-----Inline Attachment Follows-----



I am Mr Haruya Uehara,Deputy chairman of
Tokyo Mitsubishi ufj Bank. I have a business
proposal that has to do with the transfer of
funds and I cannot state the exact amounts
and full details due to security reasons.I
must let you know that this venture entails
some rules bending but I must also state
that it is not the type that gets one into
trouble as it is extremely secure. It will
be of immense benefit to the both of us. If
you want to do business kindly reply me so I
will give you precise details. Please ensure
strict confidentiality on this mail as the
nature of this transaction requires strict
confidentiality.
You are to contact me with this:
Mr Haruya Uehara
ueharaharuya5555@live.com

In replying kindly state the following:
Your full names
Age Location

Yours Sincerely,
Mr Haruya Uehara.

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