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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: PAUL BENSON <paulbenson1000@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 May 2021 06:45:38 -0700
Subject: information


*FROM THE DESK OF MRS. DEZANI. ALISON. MADUEKE% BARR.MARK ANDERSON.VERY
URGENT AND SECRET.WITH ALL DUE RESPECT PLEASE.MY NAME IS BAR. MARK
ANDERSON, FAMILY LAWYER TO MRS. DEZANI ALISON MADUEKEFORMER PETROLEUM
MINISTER 2015 IN NIGERIA UNDER PRESIDENT GOOD LUCKJONATHAN .DUE MY LOYALTY
AND AS FAMILY LAWYER ALL THE YEARS , MY CLIENT ASQUOTED ABOVE HAVE MANDATED
/ ASK ME TO SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE GODFEARING PERSON TO PARTNER WITH HER TO
INVEST THE SUM $145,000,000.00DOLLARS PRESENTLY LODGED INSECURE TRUST BANK
FOR A LUCRATIVEBUSINESS THAT WILL YIELD INCREASE OR PROCEED INSTEAD OF
BEING DUMPED WITHOUTUSAGE NOT YIELDING ANY GOOD INTEREST AT MOMENT OR EVEN
HOSPITALEQUIPMENT PENDING THE TIME OF MY ARRIVAL .ACCORDING TO HER
SITUATION OVER THIS NIGERIAN WHISTLE BLOWERS ALLAROUND SHE IS AT THE VERGE
OF LOSING IT BY THOSE NEWLY INAUGURATED ORINTRODUCED WHISTLE BLOWERS IN
NIGERIA , THEY CALL IT OPERATION LOCATEOR GIVE SUCH INFORMATION WHERE BIG
FUNDS ARE LODGED FOR THEM TO GAINSOME GIFTS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS .I DO
NOT WANT HER ACCOUNT TO BE LOCATED OR FOUND ITS HER HARD EARN SWEAT.ALL I
NEEDED IS AN HONEST PERSON WHO WILL PARTNER WITH HER AND RECEIVETHIS MONEY
ON HER BEHALF AND HELP HER TO INVEST IN ESTATE BUILDINGWITH THE MONEY OR IN
ANY INVESTMENT THAT IS WITHOUT RISK EVEN IF IT’SWITH LOW PROFIT BUT STABLE.
PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT THIS TRANSACTIONIS ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT RISK BUT IN
CASE YOU HAVE DOUBT YOU CAN VIEW THENEWS REPORT ON WEB
SITEShttp://saharareporters.com/2017/01/06/former-minister-petroleum-diezani-forfeits-153-million-federal-government-nigeria
<http://saharareporters.com/2017/01/06/former-minister-petroleum-diezani-forfeits-153-million-federal-government-nigeria>SHE
MADE THE MONEY THROUGH CONSULTANCY FEE AND APPRECIATION PAID BYFOREIGN OIL
COMPANIES PRIOR TO ALLOCATION OF DEEP WATER OIL BLOCKS
ANDLIFTING/PROSPECTING RIGHT. NIGERIA IS THE 6TH LARGESTPRODUCER/EXPORTER
OF CRUDE PETROLEUM IN THE WORLD.AS YOU ARE PROBABLY AWARE THIS PRESENT
ADMINISTRATION OF BUHARI ISGOING ROUND THE WORLD SEEKING FOR WHERE THE PAST
ADMINISTRATION KEEPMONEY SO THAT HE CAN CONFISCATE IT OR KNOWN AS WHISTLE
BLOW.I, THEREFORE, RESOLVED TO INVEST THIS MONEY INTO YOUR COMPANY
ABROADFOR SAFETY IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH US PLEASE SEND
TOYOUR DETAILS WHICH INCLUDES YOUR MOBILE PHONE NUMBERS SO THAT WE CANSIGN
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WHICH WILL STAND AS A
BINDINGAGREEMENT.PRESENTLY I BASE IN NIGERIA BUT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO
WORK WITH METHEN REACH ME ON MY E-MAIL ADDRESS AS
FOLLOWS:paulbenson1000@gmail.com <paulbenson1000@gmail.com>. FOR ME TO
ARRANGE THE NEXT WAY FORWARDFOR US TO MEET FACE TO FACE AND MOVE THE FUNDS
TO YOUR COUNTRY.BEST REGARDS,BAR.PAUL BENSONP.A TO MRS. DIEZANI ALISON
MADUEKENB:THE FUNDS COULD BE INVESTED IN ANY VIABLE BUSINESS WITH HIGH
RETURNON INVESTMENT THAN TO BE SEIZED BY NIGERIA GOVERNMENT.*

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