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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: "Dubai Investor" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dubaiinvestors@adinet.com.uy>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:18:06 +0100
Subject: Re: HELLO

DUBAI Emirates Foreign Investment Representative Office:
7st Floor, 125 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5EA, UK
P.O.Box, 40741
 
Greetings,
The Dubai Trade and Investment Commission has been at the forefront of forging a close and dynamic Business relationship with your Country.Our achievements over the past seven decades have been spectacular, and we look to the future with great hope and expectation.
Since 1997,the Committee for International Trade, Council of Dubai Chambers of Commerce and Industry Suite 611, 5th Floor, Twin Towers, Beniyas Road, Deira, Dubai, UAE. Has embarked upon the bringing of our Dubai businessmen and Investors into close working relationship and partnership with the business community in your country. This we do from the office of the “Dubai Emirates General Investment Authority (DEGIA) office in London.
The Objective of this Letter is to inform you that we have a group of Dubai Investors who want to invest in your country, and are looking for Individuals and companies to partner them in this regard.
They want to bring funds for investment in the areas of Health care Project,Shares and Stock Purchase, Investment in Information Technology, Real estate, Biotechnology Industry, Telecommunication, Crude Oil, Aviation and Environmental Project.
The Dubai Emirates Investment office is providing the clearing house for this venture and if you are interested and you have good business plans, please contact me for further discussion.
Kind Regards
Almubarak Bin Ismail.
DUBAI EMIRATES INVESTORS.

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