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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: "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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