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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: "Paul Duru Eke" <kbrazell@mossyoakproperties.com>
Reply-To: pauldurueke@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2015 10:54:25 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re:My Dear Director Investment Fund.

Dear Executive Director,


USD$250 MILLION DOLLAR READY FOR IMMEDIATE INVESTMENT.

I am Paul Durueke , the former Personal Lawyer to the Ex-Minister of Petroleum Nigeria,i am contacting you today regarding a very good business opportunity which i know will be very rewarding for the both of us,the information about this business is highly classified ,my madam is interested in investing in your country but i am faced with the problem of finding a trustworthy partner who will advice me on the viable areas to invest in and at the same time, act as my representative It is on this reason that i am contacting you.

Please, indicate your interest by contacting me for more details but if you really want to know more about her check on Google more information (Ex-Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani K.Alison-Madueke).Private Email:paul.durueke@yandex.com


Plz Sir know this is very secret and confidence ....


Yours Sincerely

Paul Durueke.

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