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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Dr IMahmoud Isa Dutse" (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2020 11:34:12 -0700
Subject: SEEKING FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE IN YOUR COUNTRY

Greetings, I am seeking your partnership for an investment in your country, I am and personal aid/representative of Mrs. Deziani Allison-Madueke, an ex – Oil Minister in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. I have a very sensitive and confidential brief from this top (oligarch) to ask for your partnership in re-profiling fund worth US$175.5M. This is a legitimate transaction; you will be paid 30% for your "management fees". SOURCE OF FUNDS: Lifted while she was Petroleum minister in Nigeria and OPEC president. During my principal’s reign as Petroleum Minister in Nigeria and OPEC President, she handled a lot of Crude Oil deals. Now she has been arrested by the British police for embezzlement and is being prosecuted at the British Crown Court for charges of embezzling over ‘Thirteen Billion Pound Sterling (£13,000,000,000.00)”. You can confirm this issue from the following web pages and others. http://www.360nobs.com/2015/10/diezani-allison-madueke-reportedly-arrested-in-uk-over-corruption/ http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/10/nigeria-oil-minister-alison-madueke-arrested-uk-151003021026920.html YOUR ROLE: All I need from you is to stand as the beneficiary of the above quoted sum and all deposit documents will be made available in your favor which will enable the Security Company hand over the entire deposit to you as the beneficiary. My client intends to use this sum to relocate abroad for a possible investment project after regaining her freedom as she is currently restricted from leaving the United Kingdom till ending of next year. If you are interested, please write back and provide me with your confidential telephone number and email address and I will provide further details and instructions. Please keep this confidential; we can't afford more political problems. Finally, please note that this must be concluded within two weeks. Waiting your response, Regards Dr IMahmoud Isa Dutse

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