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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: Elizabeth Palmer <ig.technologyng@gmail.com>
Reply-To: palmer.elizabeths@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 11:14:04 +0100
Subject: I NEED YOUR HUMANITARIAN HEART


I am Ugonna Madueke a son of the recently embattled former petroleum
minister of Nigeria Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke . I am writing to request
your honest assistance in receiving and managing a considerable sum of
money in a secured account with a bank. In the heat of the current events
with my mother, I have been asked by her manager to move the funds to
aboard to avoid been confiscated. In the light of this I have appointed our
age long family Attorney, Mr Fola Fawehinmi to oversee the movement of
this fund in order to stay within the confines of ordinary law. I am
therefore writing under the umbrella of his office and asking you to deal
with him directly in this transaction.

These funds are surplus of several contracts executed during the years of
her reign as the oil minister in her country Nigeria, I am offering you a
total share of 30% as reward to you for standing in as a substitute
beneficiary to the claim, an additional 5% is set aside to reimburse for
expenses in the course of the transaction and the balance of 65% will be
invested upon your strong recommendation in your chosen destination.

If you are willing to provide this assistance please forward your personal
detail and mobile phone number(s) to the Attorney Fola Fawehinmi.
Click on the link below to find more information on the reason I cannot
deal directly with volunteers.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-34430597
http://www.channelstv.com/2017/02/16/court-orders-final-forfeiture-of-n34bn-allegedly-linked-to-diezani/


A Memorandum of understanding and Agreement will be in place to protect
each one of us in this transaction and enforceable in any local court of
law All documents relating to this transaction will be legitimate and
verifiable from all relevant authorities.

We look forward to a great business relationship.

Regards,
Ugonna Madueke

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