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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: clement.lee@nhtglobal.com
Reply-To: sundayazubuike1967@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 15 May 2015 03:50:32 -0700
Subject: Re: Privy Information


Hello,
My name is Mr Sunday Azubuike i'm a steward to the Nigerian national oil p=
etroluem minister Mrs Diezani Alison Madueke. i would like you to keep this=
fruitful proposal of a huge magnitude as a top secret. i have been working=
with the petroluem minister since the past 13 years. pastor mac-millam ofo=
jarreri run away with $2billion to cool off with his family in dubai and he=
was very trusted by Mrs Diezani alison madueke and he was even given privi=
lege to enter everywhere of mrs diezani alison madueke's mansion without an=
y restriction. Mrs diezani alison madueke's gave me $700 million dollars to=
lodge in willenworth security services limited. i am the only one that kno=
ws about the 4 trunk boxes containing the money and i also have the securit=
y code of the combination keys to the trunk boxes.
if you are interested to share this money with me, 40% will be for you and=
while 60% will be for me. i looking forward to your prompt response, and i=
explain to you all the relevant modalities and procedures for us to channe=
l this fund to your country as soon as possible before and after the handl=
ing over to the new president.
Kindly contact me on my private email address; sundayazubuike1967@gmail.c=
om
=

Best regards.
=

Mr. Sunday azubuike.
=20

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