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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: "Ugonna Madueke" (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2016 13:12:48 -0600
Subject: Waiting for your response




Hello Friend,

Many thanks for your Interesting response however let me introduce myself and shed more light on the reason why i contacted you.
My name is Ugonna Alison-Madueke, the first son of Diezeani Alison-Madueke former Minister of petroleum in the past administration of Goodluck Jonathan, i came in contact with your profile in my search of a fellow who i can cooperate with.

Having found you,It will be important to narrate to you the genesis of my family's dilemma.
Since the inception of this regime my mum is being investigated and prosecuted for her roles in contract awards and handling of financial matters in the Nigerian National Petroleum cooperation (NNPC) and now the new president Muhammandu Buhari has found some flaws in the execution of the contract and has ordered for a full scale probe into the contracts awarded during her tenure as the minister for petroleum,thus arresting Mum, freezing all our family members accounts/ and seizing all our passports and other traveling documents making life extremely difficult for us.
As if my mum knew that a time like this will come, before the election in 2015 ,my Mum moved and deposited the total sum of USD $9,233,000.(Nine million two hundred and thirty three thousand united states dollars.) with a Security Vault in Accra Republic of Ghana a neighboring country by a special arrangement.I therefore seek your sincere and urgent partnership and cooperation to move the funds out of the security firm as soon as possible before the Buhari administration discovers about the funds and confiscates it. As a compensation for your effort and support to this, you will be rewarded with a 30% of the whole sum of USD $9million, while 5% will be set aside to cover all administrative expenses both parties will incur during this process. All modalities has been arranged.I have smuggled myself to Ghana without passport as i was helped by my Mum's immigration officer's friend and confidant,pending when we'll move the money to a safer ground.
We intend to invest the money into real estate Agriculture,Oil and gas or any other lucrative business you might introduce to us.I know you might be conversant with happenings in Nigeria today,
here are some links for better understanding://pulse.ng/local/diezani-alison-madueke-efcc-seizes-ex-minister-s-18m-house-with-bulletproof-gym-in-abuja-video-id5143383.html

http://news2.onlinenigeria.com/headline/408543-700-million-raw-cash-found-in-the-home-of-petroleum-minister-diezani-alison-madueke.html


http://pulse.ng/local/diezani-alison-madueke-ex-minister-s-son-allegedly-involved-in-115m-scam-id4970153.html
Please if you are not interested in this deal,keep this information to your self but if you are willing then let me know so that i can give you further briefing.

Awaiting your response
Kindest regards

Ugonna Alison-Madueke



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