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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- ngozi.okonjo@minister.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: profiles alisondiezani <profilesalisondiezani@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2015 15:39:50 +0000
Subject: Attention: Sir ,

With compliments
Office of the Minister of Finance at Federal
Ministry of Finance.

Attention: Sir ,

I am Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala,the Minister of Finance at Federal
Ministry of Finance,
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 petrol station, real
estate, Oil and Gas,
farming, Industry, 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.
I also have another plan of moving around $400 million dollars for oil business
to your account but that will be after this one is successfully concluded.

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

Let me hear from you asap.

Kind Regards,

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE
NATIONAL HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY COMPLEX
SENATE HOUSE â€“ UPPER CHAMBERS WUSE DISTRICT,
ABUJA FCT- NIGERIA.
Private E-mail:ngozi.okonjo@minister.com

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