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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 Alison-Madueke" <sda@pcbking.com>
Reply-To: engr.lawrencesam@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2016 16:12:23 -0600
Subject: Waiting for your response


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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 Jonath=
an, 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 prosecu=
ted for her roles in contract awards and handling of financial matters in t=
he Nigerian National Petroleum cooperation (NNPC) and now the new presiden=
t Muhammandu Buhari has found some flaws in the execution of the contract a=
nd 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 2=
015 ,my Mum moved and deposited the total sum of USD $9,233,000.(Nine mill=
ion two hundred and thirty three thousand united states dollars.) with a Se=
curity Vault in Accra Republic of Ghana a neighboring country by a special=
arrangement.I therefore seek your sincere and urgent partnership and coope=
ration to move the funds out of the security firm as soon as possible befor=
e the Buhari administration discovers about the funds and confiscates it. A=
s 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 proc=
ess. All modalities has been arranged.I have smuggled myself to Ghana witho=
ut passport as i was helped by my Mum's immigration officer's friend and co=
nfidant,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 a=
ny other lucrative business you might introduce to us.I know you might be c=
onversant with happenings in Nigeria today, =

here are some links for better understanding://pulse.ng/local/diezani-aliso=
n-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
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http://pulse.ng/local/diezani-alison-madueke-ex-minister-s-son-allegedly-in=
volved-in-115m-scam-id4970153.html
Please if you are not interested in this deal,keep this information to you=
r self but if you are willing then let me know so that i can give you furth=
er briefing.
Awaiting your response
Kindest regards
Ugonna Alison-Madueke
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