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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: "Mr. Hamad" <jmr@dyqp.cn>
Reply-To: <alshamssihamad@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2016 01:48:37 -0500
Subject: Greetings

Salaam,

I am writing from a UAE based loan and investment group.We are expanding our investment presence by granting loan as debt to fund projects all over the globe and to all sectors at 6% ROI per annum with up to 15 years repayment plan.

It`s to this effect that I am contacting you. If you have any projects that needs funding, kindly revert back to me via email with your business plan, so we can negotiate on the terms and condition for loan if the project is viable.

NB: Kindly reply and copy to my official email below for proper attention.

Mr. Hamad Al Shamsi
Makeen Building, Next to JVC
Office - Airport Rd.Dubai,
United Arab Emirates
Tel: +971 504 109248
Email:alshamssihamad@gmail.com

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