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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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.
- minister_alison@safe-mail.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: ministeralison@mynet.com
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2014 15:50:57 +0300
Subject: Opportunity
Dear Sir, I am Dr. Diezani Alison-Madueke(Mrs) the Honorable Minister for Petroleum and Resources, Nigeria. This is my private mail to you. In 2006 an Arab construction company executed a contract for The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for the supplying/laying of Oil pipes and construction of Oil Rig in the Nigerian high Seas and since been paid off: but during my last recent cross checking of past contract files I discovered an over due fund of thirty eight million two hundred and fifty thousand US dollars which is an excess left over from the Arab contractor’ payment. Nobody is aware of it and no one is laying claims to the fund. And for this reason, I am contacting you, needing your assistance in transferring this funds into any of your account. And you will invest this fund in any investment of your chioce pending on my retirement. If interested respond immediately then I shall let you know what is required of you.if not Please destroy this
information.Respond to me through my private email;minister_alison@Safe-mail.net Many thanks! Dr.Diezani Alison-Madueke (Mrs)Honorable minister for Petrolium and Resources, Nigeria
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