419 scam: augustineoniwon75@gmail.com HELLO???

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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.
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)
- "million 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: augustineoniwon75@gmail.com
Reply-To: philiptwe@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:21:10 +0100
Subject: HELLO???

I am the Private Secretary to Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, an ex-Minister of Petroleum Resources. My Principal has a cash portfolio of about Five Hundred Million dollars waiting for re-investment on any viable Project in any area of Business Specialization for a renewable period of 5-10 years with an estimated (ROI) Return on Investments of between 7-10% each financial year. The amount earmarked for this Investment is 180 Million United States Dollars

We shall produce necessary Clearances and the fund will be made available to you through bank as the transaction is bank originated, legitimate and free from any encumbrances

While managing the funds, you will also provide the necessary protection for the investment by ensuring tied management to the vested capital in order to achieve the best yield.

From the foregoing, you are requested to provide us with your Full Details, Country of would be Investment, investment Plan Area as she has agreed of having a Profit ratio of 50% for both parties

If this is received from you, we shall Peruse, Vet and Provide to you a Non-Disclosure Agreement(NDA) to be signed by both parties

Please be informed that the investor is a politically exposed person and a business mogul, even though the investor is presently having a ruffle with the present government, the investor wants to invest these funds for fear of confiscation by the present government, due to political witch hunting, hence this investment should be handled discreetly.

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation and I look forward to your immediate response.

Yours sincerely,

Mr Richard Smith
Private Secretary

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