419 scam: CLEMENT UMAH <clement_umah@yahoo.com> WELCOME TO MY WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- patrickumah320@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- urgent response regards, barr. clement umah email patrickumah320@yahoo.com email umah_patrick@yahoo.com.ph (Yahoo, Philippines, Philippines; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: CLEMENT UMAH <clement_umah@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: clementumah@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 08 May 2014 16:33:27 +0600
Subject: WELCOME TO MY WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES

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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