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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: Mrs Dieziani Alison-Madueke <officeunit00091@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsdiezianmadueke@aliyun.com
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2022 11:27:16 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY BELOVED!!!

My name is Mrs. Dieziani Alison-Madueke, I was the former Minister of
Petroleum from April 2010 – 28 May 2015 Under the Administration of
the former President of Nigeria, Mr. Goodluck Ebele Johnathan. I
married for years without a child. My Husband died after a brief
illness caused by COVID-19.

Based on the critical condition I find myself in, though, it’s not a
financial problem, but my health, you might have known that cancer is
not
what to talk about, though I don’t know you, and my contact with you
was not by mistake, but by divine favor of GOD.

During my tenure in office, I was able to acquire millions of dollars
through deals done with several multinational oil corporations using
my office as the Minister of Petroleum. A lot of these funds were
invested and deposited in SECURITY BANK. One of such investments is
the acquisition of One Hundred Million dollars ($100,000,000.00) .

Presently this money is still in the bank. my plan was to buy Real
Estate or build Schools for orphanage homes and Less privileges. But
recently, My Doctor told me that I don’t have much time to live
because of the cancer problem that was diagnosed in my body.

Having known my condition I decided to hand you over this project
money to take care of the less-privileged people, Building Schools and
Real Estate for the Orphanage homes just to fulfill my wishes.

Currently, I am battling cancer in a London hospital. As if this is
not enough suffering already, the British National Crime Agency has
arrested Me for questioning on these corruption charges.

So read the news below:

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/diezani-alison-madueke-arrested-in-london/


I want you to take 5% of this US $100Million
My account office will take 5%
The remaining 90% of the money will go to charity people and helping
the orphanages.

I don’t want my hard earned money all his efforts to be used by the
Government. I grew up as an Orphan and I don’t have anybody as my
family member that can use this and not keep the funds to themselves
due to greediness and advantage of my illness.

Just to endeavor that the name of GOD is maintained. Am doing this to
fulfill my wishes, so that GOD will forgive my sins and accept my
soul because this sickness has suffered me so much.

Please note that this fund is 100% Legal and risk free. Now as soon as
I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of my bank account
officer who will guide you on how the US $100Million should be
transferred to your name as the new beneficiary for this project.

And I will send you an authority letter that will prove you the
present beneficiary of the money in the bank, that is if you assure me
that you
will act accordingly as I stated herein.

Contact me on this email directly: ( mrsdiezianmadueke@aliyun.com )

Hoping to receive your reply soon.

Regards,

Mrs. Dieziani Alison-Madueke

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