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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- johnpeter7000000@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Mr John Peter <obip762@gmail.com>
Reply-To: johnpeter10000@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2022 05:03:34 -0800
Subject: RE MY CONFIDENTIAL BENEFICIAL TRANSACTION
FROM THE DESK OF MRS. DIEZANI. ALISON. MADUEKE
Dear chosen one
Please can I have your attention and possibly help me for humanity's
sake please. I am writing this message with a heavy heart filled with
sorrows and sadness.
Please if you can respond, i have an issue that i will be most
grateful if you could help me deal with it please.
VERY URGENT AND SECRET.
WITH ALL DUE RESPECT PLEASE.
MY NAME IS BARR. DAN. UGO FAMILY LAWYER TO MRS. DEZANI ALISON MADUEKE
FORMER PETROLEUM MINISTER 2015 IN NIGERIA UNDER PRESIDENT GOOD LUCK
JONATHAN .
DUE MY LOYALTY AND AS FAMILY LAWYER ALL THE
YEARS , SHE HAS ASK ME TO SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE GOD FEARING PERSON
WHO WILL PARTNER WITH HER TO INVEST THE SUM $145,000,000.00 DOLLARS
PRESENTLY LODGED IN A BANK IN ACCRA GHANA FOR A LUCRATIVE BUSINESS
THAT WILL YIELD INCREASE OR PROCEED TO BOTH OF US AS A AM AT THE
VERGE OF LOSING IT BY THOSE NEWLY INAUGURATED WISTLE BLOWERS IN
NIGERIA , THE CALL IT OPERATION LOCATE OF GIVE SUCH INFORMATION WHERE
BIG FUNDS ARE LODGED FOR THEM TO GAIN SOME GIFTS OF MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS .
I DO NOT WANT HER ACCOUNT TO BE LOCATED OR FOUND ITS HER HARD EARN SWEAT.
.
ALL I NEED IS AN HONEST PERSON WHO WILL PARTNER WITH HER AND RECEIVE
THIS MONEY ON HER BEHALF AND HELP HER TO INVEST IN ESTATE BUILDING
WITH THE MONEY OR IN ANY INVESTMENT THAT IS WITHOUT RISK EVEN IF IT’S
WITH LOW PROFIT BUT STABLE.
PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT RISK
BUT IN CASE YOU HAVE DOUBT YOU CAN VIEW THE NEWS REPORT ON WEB SITES
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 BY
FOREIGN OIL COMPANIES PRIOR TO ALLOCATION OF DEEP WATER OIL BLOCKS AND
LIFTING/PROSPECTING RIGHT.
NIGERIA IS THE 6TH LARGEST PRODUCER/EXPORTER OF CRUDE PETROLEUM IN THE
WORLD.
AS YOU ARE PROBABLY AWARE THIS PRESENT ADMINISTRATION OF BUHARI IS
GOING ROUND THE WORLD SEEKING FOR WHERE THE PAST ADMINISTRATION KEEP
MONEY SO THAT HE CAN CONFISCATE IT OR KNOWN AS WHISTLE BLOW .
I THEREFORE RESOLVED TO INVEST THIS MONEY INTO YOUR COMPANY ABROAD FOR
SAFETY
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH US PLEASE SEND TO YOUR DETAILS
WHICH INCLUDES YOUR MOBILE PHONE NUMBERS SO THAT WE CAN SIGN
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WHICH WILL STAND AS A BINDING AGREEMENT.
PRESENTLY I BASED IN THE USA BUT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO WORK WITH ME
THEN REACH ME ON MY TELEPHONE FOR ME TO ARRANGE THE NEXT WAY FORWARD
FOR US TO MEET FACE TO FACE AND MOVE THE FUNDS TO YOUR COUNTRY . :
Email johnpeter7000000@gmail.com
REGARDS
BARR DAN UGO
P.A TO MRS. DEZANI ALISON MADUEKE
NB
THE FUNDS COULD BE USED FOR LAND SURVEYORS THAN BEING SEIZED HERE IN
NIGERIA PLS CONSIDER THIS DECISION
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