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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: "Diezani Alison-Madueke" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <alisonduekezani@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2018 13:01:54 +0200
Subject: REQUEST

From Me:Diezani Alison-Madueke

My name is Diezani Alison-Madueke. A former minister of petroleum in Nigeria,West Africa.I hope my message meet you in good and sound health.The aim of writing this message is to seek for your help and cooperation.I would like to tell little about myself.
I was born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.I studied Architecture in England and then at Howard University in the United States.I graduated from Howard with a bachelor's degree on 8 December 1992 and returned to Nigeria to Shell Petroleum Development Corporation that year as the first female Executive Director in Nigeria. In 2002,i obtained my MBA degree from Cambridge University.In April 2006, i was appointed the first Shell female Executive Director in Nigeria.Have held three significant positions in the Nigerian federal government.I was appointed Transport Minister in July 2007, On 23 December 2008,i was named the Minister of Mines and Steel Development and in 6 April 2010,i was appointed the Minister for Petroleum Resources..I have been a victim of various allegation on financial misconduct and arrest from the Nigeria Government which has led to all my properties and fund both local and international being seized by the government.Am presently under investigation in U
K by the UK government an
I have some fund with one of the banks in Africa which i will not disclose here for security reason,nobody knows about this money except the bank manager and my account office.I would respectfully request that you keep the contents of this mail confidential and respect the integrity of the information you come by as a result of this mail. I contacted you independently of our investigation and no one is informed about this communication Am contacting if you can get the money out from the bank and use 50% for charity in Africa and Asia.It will be a great honor if you can claim this money with trust and open mind.All you need do is accept with one mind and trust,and all instructions will be given to you.I might not be able to contact you via telephone due to my present situation,but you can contact me through this my private email for further details on getting the fund out,however,i have discussed this with the bank manager and the account officer regarding my decision,be rest assured
that you will not encount

Find below my private email

Email- alisonduekezani@hotmail.com

Thank you in advance.

Diezani Alison-Madueke

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