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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 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "my names are " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- 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.
- mrsdiezanialisonn@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs Diezani Alison Madueke" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsdiezanialisonn@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2019 12:14:49 +0200
Subject: Hello
My Names are Diezani Alison Madueke, i am former Minister of Petroleum of my Country.
I am presently admitted in a Cancer special treatment center in London United Kingdom.
I need your assistance to help me or get me any individual that can help my Children to invest the sum of Two Hundred and
Eighty Seven Million United States Dollars ($287,000,000.00) only I kept in
financial house for safe keeping. Kindly go through this site bellow to
confirm my health conditions right now and i will give you more details on
the fund as soon as I hear from you.
http://omojuwa.com/2015/11/photos-exclusive-interview-of-cancer-stricken-diezani-alison-madueke-emerge/
https://www.benuefamily.com/2015/11/diezani-alison-madueke-sick-bed-photo.html
http://www.nairaland.com/2520422/diezani-allison-madueke-hospital-bed-london
Note there is no risk on your side because I will use my Lawyer to legalize the fund in your Name
before it will move to any Bank account of your Choice before two of my Children will come to meet you up.
Hope to hear from you through my email ; mrsdiezanialisonn@yahoo.com
Mrs Diezani Alison Madueke,
mrsdiezanialisonn@yahoo.com
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