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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: CLEMENT UMAH <anthonyumah@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: umah_patrick@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 06:08:00 -0400
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT RESPONDS

You may receive this email in your spam because of poor internet connectivity kindly forward it to your inbox before you reply me

Hello friend,
My name is Clement Umah, I am a practicing attorney in the United
Kingdom, but presently in the Thailand for a training at the
international Bar Association training which is going to take me the
period of six months. However, I am truly sorry communicating with you
through this medium as we have not met each other before, but in
search of a honest and a capable person that will assist in this
urgent offer, I got your email through the foreign chambers and
commerce email files, so i am contacting you for a strictly
confidential deal which will benefit both of us.
This transaction need urgent attention so i will appreciate if you
will declare your willingness to transact with me as soon as you
receive this message, As i stated my name Barr, Clement Umah and also
an American consultant with Shell UK LTD in London who is interested
in the purchase of REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES and as at present I have
over $300,000,000(Three hundred Million, United State Dollars ) and so
will need an honest and capable person.
Please contact me by providing the
under listed information’s as soon as possible.

YOUR FULL NAME….
YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS…..
YOUR PHONE NUMBER…
THE COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE…..
YOUR AGE AND SEX……
YOUR OCCUPATION……
Thanks and please, treat with utmost confidentiality.
I wait your urgent response
Regards,
Barr. Clement Umah
Email patrickumah320@yahoo.com
Email umah_patrick@yahoo.com.ph


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