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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "BAR. MARK ANDERSON" <markandersonuk028@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 May 2021 21:49:42 +0200
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE PLEASE !!


FROM THE DESK OF MRS. DEZANI. ALISON. MADUEKE % BARR.MARK ANDERSON. VERY UR=
GENT AND SECRET. WITH ALL DUE RESPECT PLEASE. MY NAME IS BAR. MARK ANDERSON=
, FAMILY LAWYER TO MRS. DEZANI ALISON MADUEKE FORMER PETROLEUM MINISTER 201=
5 IN NIGERIA UNDER PRESIDENT GOOD LUCK JONATHAN . DUE MY LOYALTY AND AS FAM=
ILY LAWYER ALL THE YEARS , MY CLIENT AS QUOTED ABOVE HAVE MANDATED / ASK ME=
TO SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE GOD FEARING PERSON TO PARTNER WITH HER TO INVEST =
THE SUM $145,000,000.00 DOLLARS PRESENTLY LODGED IN AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK=
FOR A LUCRATIVE BUSINESS THAT WILL YIELD INCREASE OR PROCEED INSTEAD OF BE=
ING DUMPED WITHOUT USAGE NOT YIELDING ANY GOOD INTEREST AT MOMENT OR EVEN H=
OSPITAL EQUIPMENT PENDING THE TIME OF MY ARRIVAL . ACCORDING TO HER SITUATI=
ON OVER THIS NIGERIAN WHISTLE BLOWERS ALL AROUND SHE IS AT THE VERGE OF LOS=
ING IT BY THOSE NEWLY INAUGURATED OR INTRODUCED WHISTLE BLOWERS IN NIGERIA =
, THEY CALL IT OPERATION LOCATE OR GIVE SUCH INFORMATION WHERE BIG FUNDS AR=
E LODGED FOR THEM TO GAIN SOME GIFTS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS . I DO NOT WANT=
HER ACCOUNT TO BE LOCATED OR FOUND ITS HER HARD EARN SWEAT. ALL I NEEDED I=
S AN HONEST PERSON WHO WILL PARTNER WITH HER AND RECEIVE THIS MONEY ON HER =
BEHALF AND HELP HER TO INVEST IN ESTATE BUILDING WITH THE MONEY OR IN ANY I=
NVESTMENT THAT IS WITHOUT RISK EVEN IF IT=92S WITH LOW PROFIT BUT STABLE. P=
LEASE BE INFORMED THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT RISK BUT IN C=
ASE YOU HAVE DOUBT YOU CAN VIEW THE NEWS REPORT ON WEB SITES http://saharar=
eporters.com/2017/01/06/former-minister-petroleum-diezani-forfeits-153-mill=
ion-federal-government-nigeria SHE MADE THE MONEY THROUGH CONSULTANCY FEE A=
ND APPRECIATION PAID BY FOREIGN OIL COMPANIES PRIOR TO ALLOCATION OF DEEP W=
ATER OIL BLOCKS AND LIFTING/PROSPECTING RIGHT. NIGERIA IS THE 6TH LARGEST P=
RODUCER/EXPORTER OF CRUDE PETROLEUM IN THE WORLD. AS YOU ARE PROBABLY AWARE=
THIS PRESENT ADMINISTRATION OF BUHARI IS GOING ROUND THE WORLD SEEKING FOR=
WHERE THE PAST ADMINISTRATION KEEP MONEY SO THAT HE CAN CONFISCATE IT OR K=
NOWN AS WHISTLE BLOW. I, THEREFORE, RESOLVED TO INVEST THIS MONEY INTO YOUR=
COMPANY ABROAD FOR SAFETY IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH US PLEASE =
SEND TO YOUR DETAILS WHICH INCLUDES YOUR MOBILE PHONE NUMBERS SO THAT WE CA=
N SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WHICH WILL STAND AS A BINDING AGREEMENT.=
PRESENTLY I BASE IN NIGERIA BUT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO WORK WITH ME THEN=
REACH ME ON MY E-MAIL ADDRESS AS FOLLOWS: markandersonuk028@gmail.com. FOR=
ME TO ARRANGE THE NEXT WAY FORWARD FOR US TO MEET FACE TO FACE AND MOVE TH=
E FUNDS TO YOUR COUNTRY. BEST REGARDS, BAR. MARK ANDERSON P.A TO MRS. DIEZA=
NI ALISON MADUEKE NB:THE FUNDS COULD BE USED FOR LAND SURVEYORS THAN BEING =
SEIZED HERE IN NIGERIA PLS CONSIDER THIS DECISION

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