419 scam: Mark Udenze <unitednationsregionalofficeafr@gmail.com> USD20,500,000 inheritance for investment in your country.

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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:

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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "trunk box" (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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: Mark Udenze <unitednationsregionalofficeafr@gmail.com>
Reply-To: markudenzelawfirms@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2022 02:25:05 -0400
Subject: USD20,500,000 inheritance for investment in your country.

Dear friend,

My name is Barrister Mark Udenze, of Marku&Udenze law firm Nigeria. I
have a client (a contractor) who executed a contract for Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. This corporation control and
manages the petroleum industry in the country. This my client, Mr.Yu
Wang, an Asian and two of his colleagues died through air crash on
June 6, 2012 in Lagos Nigeria which claimed the lives of all
passengers and crew, 153 in all perished.

The crashed Dana ail line had reg. Mark. 5N-RAM. His contract number
is NNPC/FGN/0431/PHREF/2011 and the amount is USD35.5M. This contract
is turn around maintenance of Port Harcourt refinery Nigeria. He had
received his fund after commissioning of the project and securely
parked USD15, 5000,000.00 in trunk box and treasured with a security
company in Europe, with all documents firmly kept in my chamber hoping
to travel out the next month to pick up the box before his tragic
death.

I have searched for his next of kin to hand him over the documents but
to no avail. I therefore seek your permission to use you as the next
of kin to Mr. Yu Wang, and I will legally transfer the next of kinship
to you, with all documents changed to your name as the rightful
beneficiary of this fund. I will give you detail information of the
security company in Europe and direct you how to pick up the fund. If
you are interested, I need your full name, address and telephone
numbers. Sharing shall be 60% for us here, 40% for you. . We also
intend to reinvest our share in your country on your advice on a
better venture. Please reply as quickly as you can if you are
interested.

Please view the sight of the plan crash,

http://naijagists.com/dana-plane-crash-victims-ncaa-releases-names-pictures-of-
recovered-bodies/

Yours,
Barrister Mark Udenze.

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