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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: PAUL BENSON <paulbenson1000@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2021 09:32:35 -0700
Subject: information


*FROM THE DESK OF MRS. DEZANI. ALISON. MADUEKE% BAR. PAUL BENSONVERY URGENT
AND SECRET.WITH ALL DUE RESPECT PLEASE.MY NAME IS BAR. PAUL BENSON, FAMILY
LAWYER TO MRS. DEZANI ALISON MADUEKEFORMER PETROLEUM MINISTER 2015 IN
NIGERIA UNDER PRESIDENT GOOD LUCKJONATHAN .DUE MY LOYALTY AND AS FAMILY
LAWYER ALL THEYEARS , MY CLIENT AS QUOTED ABOVE HAVE MANDATED / ASK ME TO
SEARCHFOR A RELIABLE GOD FEARING PERSONTO PARTNER WITH HER TO INVEST THE
SUM $145,000,000.00 DOLLARSPRESENTLY LODGED IN AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK FOR
A LUCRATIVE BUSINESSTHAT WILL YIELD INCREASE OR PROCEED INSTEAD OF BEING
DUMPED WITHOUTUSAGE NOT YIELDING ANY GOOD INTEREST AT MOMENT OR EVEN
HOSPITALEQUIPMENT PENDING THE TIME OF MY ARRIVAL .ACCORDING TO HER
SITUATION OVER THIS NIGERIAN WHISTLE BLOWERS ALLAROUND SHE IS AT THE VERGE
OF LOSING IT BY THOSE NEWLY INAUGURATED OR INTRODUCED WHISTLEBLOWERS IN
NIGERIA , THEY CALL IT OPERATION LOCATE OR GIVE SUCH INFORMATION WHEREBIG
FUNDS ARE LODGED FOR THEM TO GAIN SOME GIFTS OF MILLIONS OFDOLLARS .I DO
NOT WANT HER ACCOUNT TO BE LOCATED OR FOUND ITS HER HARD EARN SWEAT.ALL I
NEEDED IS AN HONEST PERSON WHO WILL PARTNER WITH HER AND RECEIVETHIS MONEY
ON HER BEHALF AND HELP HER TO INVEST IN ESTATE BUILDINGWITH THE MONEY OR IN
ANY INVESTMENT THAT IS WITHOUT RISK EVEN IF IT’SWITH LOW PROFIT BUT
STABLE.PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT
RISKBUT IN CASE YOU HAVE DOUBT YOU CAN VIEW THE NEWS REPORT ON WEB
SITEShttp://saharareporters.com/2017/01/06/former-minister-petroleum-diezani-forfeits-153-million-federal-government-nigeria
<http://saharareporters.com/2017/01/06/former-minister-petroleum-diezani-forfeits-153-million-federal-government-nigeria>SHE
MADE THE MONEY THROUGH CONSULTANCY FEE AND APPRECIATION PAID BYFOREIGN OIL
COMPANIES PRIOR TO ALLOCATION OF DEEP WATER OIL BLOCKS
ANDLIFTING/PROSPECTING RIGHT.NIGERIA IS THE 6TH LARGEST PRODUCER/EXPORTER
OF CRUDE PETROLEUM IN THEWORLD.AS YOU ARE PROBABLY AWARE THIS PRESENT
ADMINISTRATION OF BUHARI ISGOING ROUND THE WORLD SEEKING FOR WHERE THE PAST
ADMINISTRATION KEEPMONEY SO THAT HE CAN CONFISCATE IT OR KNOWN AS WHISTLE
BLOW .I, THEREFORE, RESOLVED TO INVEST THIS MONEY INTO YOUR COMPANY ABROAD
FORSAFETY IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH US PLEASE SEND TO YOUR
DETAILSWHICH INCLUDES YOUR MOBILE PHONE NUMBERS SO THAT WE CAN
SIGNMEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WHICH WILL STAND AS A BINDING
AGREEMENT.PRESENTLY I BASE IN NIGERIA BUT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO WORK
WITH METHEN REACH ME ON MY E-MAIL ADDRESS AS FOLLOWS:
markandersonuk028@gmail.com <markandersonuk028@gmail.com>.FOR ME TO ARRANGE
THE NEXT WAY FORWARD FOR US TO MEET FACE TO FACE AND MOVE THE FUNDS TO YOUR
COUNTRY.REGARDSBAR. PAUL BENSONP.A TO MRS. DEZANI ALISON MADUEKENBTHE FUNDS
COULD BE USED FOR LAND SURVEYORS THAN BEING SEIZED HERE INNIGERIA PLS
CONSIDER THIS DECISION*

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