419 scam: "Mrs. Deizani Alison-Madueke" <deizanialison009@gmail.com> ATTN APPROVED PAYMENT.

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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:
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "mrkennethimo22@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Deizani Alison-Madueke" <deizanialison009@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <kennethimo234@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 17:28:10 +0330
Subject: ATTN APPROVED PAYMENT.

Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources
NNPC Towers,Block D, Central Business District
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory. Nigeria

ATTN ,

RE-APPROVED FOREIGN PAYMENT.

We refer to the request from the International Monetary Fund to offset all approved foreign payment for this Second Quater of the year, as we advise that your transaction claim has been validated. Batch instructions prior to your transaction verification was received from the office of the Executive Secretary, the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. You are by this letter requested to quote this reference number (CBN/829/ZENITH) in all your future correspondence with this financial institution.

For the purposes of immediate processing, a valid identification,contact address, telephone and fax numbers will be required to initialize the transfer process on further instructions from the paying bank , the Zenith Bank Plc Nigeria, you are to contact the Zenith Bank Plc because they are retainers of our National Crude oil reserve deposit account valued at (USD35 Billion) where all foriegn payment are processed and paid to our debtors.

Mr Kenneth imo
Director Zenith Bank Plc
Address: No 32 Ikoyi Victoria Island, off Ladipo Oluwale street Lagos.
Lagos Nigeria.
Phone:+2349099047608
Email. mrkennethimo22@outlook.com

Note that if you are contacting any other person other than the Zenith Bank plc such communication is of this at your own detriment, as we will not be held responsible for the outcome of such transactions, We make bold to advise that you contact Mr Kenneth imo by calling him right now upon the receipt of this letter.
Kindly acknowledge the receipt of this letter also advising if it is in order to proceed with the afore-mentioned transaction.

Thanking you in anticipation of your favorable response.

Secretary.
For- Minister of Petroleum Resources
Mrs. Deizani Alison-Madueke

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