419 scam: "Dr. Diezani Alison" <ministryalisondiezanim@gmail.com> Re:REPLY

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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.
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.
- ministryalison@safe-mail.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Diezani Alison" <ministryalisondiezanim@gmail.com>
Reply-To: petroleum-minister-alison-madue@Safe-mail.net
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 08:45:29 -0700
Subject: Re:REPLY

With compliments
Office of the Ministry of Petroleum
Resources NNPC.

Hello ,

I am Mrs. Diezani Alison Madueke, the minister of petroleum resources in
the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, I am interested to have an
establishment in your country with investment capital of $165 Million USD.

Do you have any viable project we can invest in?, if YES, I would like to
know more about these projects. Do you have any written business plan(s)
on these projects? Where is the location of these projects?

As my tenure in office comes closer, I look intend to invest into
infrastructure development and economic renewal by having active business
presence in strategic positions in secure areas of this world with keen
interest to invest into various businesses like real estate, Oil and Gas,
farming, mining, trade, Industry, Factory, establishing a company, etc, in
your country.

If you are interested in my proposal and you do not have adequate
experience, you can work with me as a trustee consultant by bringing me in
contact with reliable and capable company owners with most needed
experience and expertise to manage such partnership for mutual benefit.

KINDLY SEND ME YOUR BUSINESS /PROJECT PLAN FOR STUDY AND I WILL REVERT
BACK TO YOU.

Let me hear from you asap.
Best Wishes to you.

Dr. Diezani Alison Madueke .
Ministry of Petroleum Resources
NNPC TOWERS,BLOCK D
Central Business District
P. M. B. 449,Abuja.
E-mail: ministrynnpcnigeria@nnpcgroup.com
Private E-mail: ministryalison@Safe-mail.net

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