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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: "Chimezie Madueke" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <madueke256@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2017 00:15:57 +0100
Subject: Urgent Please!!!

Hi, I am very certain this letter must come to you as a big surprise, this is due to the unconventional nature of the urgency and confidentiality of the matter at hand. It is in the character of pendulum to swing in the direction least anticipated. Please, permit me to introduce myself, my name is Chimezie Madueke. I got your contact through my mom's independent source with apologies for using this medium, and I pray this letter meets you in good health without any embarrassment to you. The need for a strictly neutral person and the confidentiality which it demands informed the decision with the hope that you will assist my family to carry out this investment opportunity and safeguard the funds. My mom Dr. Diezani Allison Madueke was the former Minister of Petroleum Resources in Nigeria during the regime of ex-president Goodluck Jonathan but since the emergence of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari into power my mom was thereto accused of financial embezzlement of over US$1billion, and other u

Read more: http://www.newsweek.com/diezani-alison-madueke-goodluck-jonathan-nigeria-corruption-579908

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/06/alleged-1-6bn-oil-scam-court-okays-fresh-evidence-dezianis-ally-omokore/


Based on this fact, I am contacting you today because my mom directed me to establish a private communication with you with a view to seek your partnership and cooperation to receive and invest the sum of $56, 750,000.00 (Million USD) she deposited with a safekeeping company here in Accra, Ghana. Also, I like to seize this moment to tell you that I am presently in Accra as a result of illegal frozen of our bank accounts and daily harassment by the security agents in Nigeria. Whence my mom was bedridden in a U.K hospital. Let me equally use this opportunity to assure you that this deal is 100% RISK FREE as our family attorney will obtain all relevant legal documents to back up the transaction from start to finish without any problems. Be further assured that you will be compensated with the ratio of 25% for taking this up and 25% will be set aside to take care of all expenses plus tax. While the outstanding balance will be used for investment.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Godspeed,

Chimezie Madueke

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