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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: "Dr.Udo Udomah" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <udoudomah0022@inbox.lv>
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2016 19:30:22 -0800
Subject: Hello!

Attention:,
 
I am Dr.Udo Udomah, the present Minister of Budget and Planning and also a member of the Economic and Social Council United Nations, Africa Liaison Office. My official responsibility relates to contract review, payment and also one of the delegates assigned to investigate some unclaimed funds in Africa/Europe.
 
I'm privileged to know about pending contract payments that have remained unclaimed over the years. Honestly, I discovered a lot of unclaimed money that was meant for Foreign beneficiaries. I am sending this mail to you because your name is among the list.
Secondly, Such pending payments are subject to further review and re-assignment, as the need arises. If I have a reliable group or company or person for such re-assignment exercise, we can proceed with the necessary machinery that can warrant payment to this new reliable party/ beneficiary.
We need your understanding, interest and cooperation to realize this objective. Please inform me in honesty the amount or volume of cash that your bank account can absorb without any query or questions.
 
Looking forward to your sincere and urgent reply through my personal e-mail.
 
Best Regard,
Dr.Udo UdomaH

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