419 scam: Yoba jim <yoba4jim@gmail.com> Dear Friend,

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- ",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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Yoba jim <yoba4jim@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2017 01:47:21 -0800
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,

Greetings to you. My name is Yoba John, I wrote of the Republic of Togo.
I am a banker by profession. I have a business proposition for
Your valued at US $ 17,000,000.00 (Seventeen Million United States Dollars)
in my branch. The reason I am contacting you is for us to
cooperate because I urgently need your cooperation to

transferring funds out of this country and I need someone
with foreign accounts to be able to receive the funds, even an empty account
can serve to claim the funds. I was compelled to do this is because I
do not want banks to encourage customer funds An all cash the state as
unclaimed inheritance. It will be interesting for you to note that you
stand to receive 40% of the fund on the successful conclusion of the
transaction. Please get back to me for full details.

I await your response. Thanks and regards,

Menseh faithfully

Mr.Yoba John.

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