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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: Yaamara Udo <jw937220@gmail.com>
Reply-To: yaamaraudo@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 06:18:46 -0800
Subject: Re: REPLY, Greetings My dear,

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Greetings, Dear,

With Due Respect, I am Yaamarah Udoh, I need your ideas and directions
on a good business ventures in your country and I believe through you
my funds will be secured and well invested in your country.

I don't know whom I can trust now, I want to solicit for your
partnership with trust to invest my fund in your country.

I want to invest my fund in your country, I am in search of properties
to invest on in your country as I intended to come over to your
country after the fund transfer to your Bank to continue my Education
while you will be handling the fund investments for me with trust.

Presently I have in deposit US$6 Million United States Dollars to be
used in the investments. I have the legal documents of the fund, I
want you to be my guardian to my fund investments because presently
I'm lacking of investments idea.

Please do you need a percentage from the total fund for your efforts
after helping me? and how much percentage of the total fund US$6
Million will be ok for you?


I will give you more details immediately I hear from you

I’m waiting for your response.

Thanks

Yaamarah Udoh

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