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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Umar Yaman" <umaryamann@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: umaryaman1@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 19:46:49 +0200
Subject: Hello.

Dear Sir,

Compliment of the day.

I'm sorry to disturb you, I got your contact while searching for investment assistance. I am Mr.Umar Yaman, a 23 years old Sudanese.I am the only son of GEN.Abed Yaman. a rebel leader of the Revolutionary United Front of Sudan, who died,at battle field on
25the June 2004 during the United Nation peace keeping intervention at the peak of the Sudan war last year.Before my father death, he deposited an amount of seven million two hundred thousand American
dollars(U.S.$7.200,000) in a private finance firm in Senegal.

Presently,I want you to help me so that i will transfer this fund out of Senegal to your private bank account, so that you can help me to invest it and also to help me acquire naturalization status in your country.I will give you 15% as your reward and also 10%as miscellaneous expenses.I need your reply urgently to enable me forward the necessary information which protects the documents which are with me as the beneficiary/next kin of the above fund.

I hope to hear from you at the earliest convenient time.

Yours Truly,
Umar Yaman.




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