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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: "Eng.Nasser A. Al Asadi" <ceo@arab-inv.com>
Reply-To: eng.nasserprivate2@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:46:15 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Read carefully




Asallam Aliekum,

I am Eng.Nasser A Al-Asadi President CEO of Arab Investors Alliance Group
of Saudi Arabia.I am looking for possible business collaboration between
me and your company; so that I can provide funding for any business
venture you may have. I have funds available for investment and I will
invest in any sector that can yield good revenue.

If you have any investment proposal or business idea that needs funding
then you should contact me immediately for further discussion on this my
private email address: eng.nasserprivate2@gmail.com

If I am satisfied with your business proposal I will provide the funds you
need as a financial loan at the minimum rate of 4.5% interest per year and
loan payable as will be negotiated between us. The minimum amount of money
I can loan is US$5M.

Arab Investors Aliance Group (AIAG)
Baghdad,Iraq.
Eng.Nasser A. Al Asadi
President CEO


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