419 scam: "Mr. Frederick Udutchay" <myper_ass04@yahoo.pt> Dear Good 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:

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:
- "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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Frederick Udutchay" <myper_ass04@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: "Mr. Frederick Udutchay" <frederickudutchay@mynet.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 11:47:52 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Dear Good Friend

Â Dear Good Friend,

I am Mr. Frederick Udutchay. A branch Manager of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc. I got your contact during my search for the relatives of one of our foreign customers, Late Mr. Whyte Vance Ivey an expatriate who works with Oil Company here in Nigeria before his accidental death on Saturday, the 10th day of Dec. 2005 via the ill-fated Sosoliso air crash.

During the bank routine check, the sum of ($25M USD) Twenty-Five Million United States Dollars was discovered in a domiciliary account in my branch which belonged to the deceased. The bank wants to freeze his account now since nobody comes up to claim his money as his relation was not found. I don't want to lose this money, I now contacted you for this transaction so that this money will be released to you for safe keeping and our sharing as this will be an opportunity for both of us to make money and will be a mutual benefit for both of us. The request for you to stand as next of kin is that the deceased was a foreigner and I cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner. I will negotiate the sharing mode with you.

I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make you worried and apprehensive, but I am assuring you that this transaction is 100% legitimate. All I needed from you is your honesty, co-operation, assistance and assurance to me that my share of the money will be released to me after the transfer of this fund to you. Due to the nature of this transaction, you have to keep this transaction absolute secret and confidential till we get this money into your account. I have concluded and perfected the whole arrangement for the smooth operation of this transaction and immediate transfer of this money to you.

Trusting to hear from you immediately to enable us proceed.

Thanks and yours sincerely,
Mr. Frederick Udutchay.

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