419 scam: "Mr.Justice Aba" <uuuuwe@yahoo.pt> Urgent Message

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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:
- "hundred thousand 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- uuwi983@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Justice Aba" <uuuuwe@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: "Mr.Justice Aba" <justiceaba@she.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 09:34:46 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Urgent Message

Â This is to officially bring to your notice that you have been issued a payment notice for a total sum of ( $3,500,000.00 Million ) Three Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only from World Bank in conjunction with the Federal Government of Nigeria. We have been instructed to release your Inheritance, contract and winning fund to you without any delay.

It has been arranged that you will receiver your payment through our Payment Center in Europe / America and Asia Pacific,including here in African .this is the instruction given to us by the Director of International payment Monetary Unit.

We shall be expecting to receive your information and you are advise to stop further communication with anybody from now to enable us release your Inheritance, contract and winning funds to you without any problem.

To claim your Inheritance, contract and winning funds ,You are advice to reply with the below following information to us immediately to this E-mail AddressÂ Â Â Â Â Â uuwi983@yahoo.co.jp

Your Names:
CurrentÂ Address:
Marital Status:
Age/Sex:
Telephone:
Country of Origin:
Country of Resident:
Occupation:
A scan copy of I.D Card/International Passport:

As soon as we received all this information from you we shall commence with the release of your USD.$3,500,000.00 to you immediately without any delay .

Thank you for your anticipated co-operation.

Best Regards,
Mr.AbaÂ Justice

Director of International Investigation
Address: 108 GARIK ROAD,Abuja- Nigeria.
Tel: (234 9) 70 25 26

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