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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: "Ugonna Alison-Madueke" <mark9doran@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mark9doran@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2017 14:03:47 +0100
Subject: Partner with me in real estate business
Greetings,
I got your contact in my search for a trusted person who can partner with me within the real estate business.
I am Ugonna Alison-Madueke the first son of the recently embattled former petroleum minister Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke . I am writing to request your honest assistance in receiving money ($133.8 Million) which is in my custody. In the heat of the current events with my mother, I have decided to move the funds to a safer aboard to avoid been confiscated like many of my mothers deposit and properties. In the light of this I am calling on you to assist us in the receiving of this fund in order to stay within the confines of ordinary law.
These funds are surpluses of several contracts executed during the years of my mothers reign as the oil minister. I am ready to offer you 10% as reward if you can honestly work with us in receiving and investing this funds in your real estate business.
If you are willing to render this assistance please reply as soon as possible, otherwise please fell free to decline.
I look forward to a great business relationship with you.
Regards,
Ugonna Alison-Madueke
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