419 scam: "Angela Gude"<angelagude1@yahoo.co.jp> From Mrs GUDE.

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Angela Gude" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <angellagude@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2015 15:16:06 -0400
Subject: From Mrs GUDE.

Greetings..
My name is Mrs. Angela Gude. I am a widow who had three children, but my husband and two other children were killed during the political crisis in my country, the rebels attacked our house in Touba, north-west of the country, near the border between Guinea and Ivory Coast, and killed my husband and two other children, and burnt our house and everything in it, i and my last son was not in at home during the incident.
My late husband deposited some fund (foreign currency) U.S$12.6 million (Twelve million, six hundred thousand dollars,) at a security firm in London, for safe keeping, this money was concealed in a safe box and was taken to London, with the help of some security officials.
My husband was a Gold and diamond merchant, till he died three years ago.
I am very sick and suffering from stomach cancer.
Because of the current political situation here, I am asking for your support in investing this fund in your company or in your country that was my late husband desire before he died.
I and my only son have agreed to offer you 30% of the total sum before investment.
I will direct you, on how to contact the security director for the release of the fund.
Please protect the interest of this message, do not disclose it to others.
Thanks and sincerely yours.
Mrs. Angela Gude.

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