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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: "David Butcher" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davibutcher@consultant.com>
Date: Fri, 10 May 2019 07:08:09 -0700
Subject: We want to invest in your country, very urgent.?

 
Private investor seeking to fund businesses
Good afternoon to you,
 
My name is David KC Butcher, a lawyer and financial consultant firm here in UK, My company and I represent the interests of very wealthy Investors mainly from Europe, North America and Africa respectively. Due to the sensitivity of their position they hold in their Organizations and the unstable investment environment of their countries, they prefer to channel/move majority of their funds into more stable economies and developing nations where they can get good return of their Investments.
 
This reserved group of individuals, whom our firm is personally holding their assets instructed us with a mandate to seek for a firm or an individual who has the experience and capacity to receive their assets and re-invest into a good and lucrative investment in their country.
 
Brief profile on this one Private Investor:
 
This private investor is looking to invest in start-ups or already established businesses and is looking to fund expansion by way of equity stake.
 
This investor is also prepared to act in a mentoring capacity if required having had financial background in blue chip companies and various start-ups.
 
This investors background is in Accountancy, and so has a strong grasp for numbers and startups. He is traditionally invested in stocks and shares and has quite a diverse portfolio. He is now seeking to diversify by investing in Start-ups and will be using Venture Giant to find investments to invest in.
 
He is not looking to invest in a particular sector however is open to all investment proposals.
 
Investment capital to invest:
20,000,000. 00 Great British Pounds to 150,000,000.00 Great British Pounds with minimum of 5years or above.
 
You can reach us throuh  davibutcher@consultant.com.
 
Thanks for your anticipated co-operation.
 
Yours in service,
David KC Butcher.
 
 
 

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