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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: "DIFC" (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:07:03 -0500
Subject: Individualized Equity Investment Portfolio Management Programme 2010

Dear Sir/Madam, I wish to invite you to participate as an Investor and Share Holder to DIFC Individualized Equity Investment Portfolio Management Programme 2010. Dubai International Financial Centre(DIFC) is the largest finance centre in the MiddleEast With over 5 trillion private and corporate investment portfolios. We are privately looking for Investors and Share Holders and Management experts willing to act as Investment Portfolio Holders and Administrators. We currently have a back-log of an Excess Maximum Return Capital Profit (EMRCP) of an average of 1.2% on each Private Investment and Corporate Portfolio under our administration and control and we wish to re-invest funds by converting to the management of private businessmen and corporations with good business ideas that can generate at least 10% ROI per annum over maximum of 10 years duration. Funds will be disbursed based on a clear loan of 4.5% interest rate per annum for 10 years renewable tenure. All sign-up contracts, briefings and investment portfolio management files will be handled in Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Madrid (Spain), or London (United Kingdom) depending on our liaison location and location of Investors and Share Holders. For further details please contact me directly for more information On my private e-mails bellow. Email: Rasha.Badawi@difc-ae.org Regards, Mr.Rasha Badawi Senior Officer Dubai International Financial Centre( DIFC)

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