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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "top of the day to you" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "uae.investproject_exhibitor@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "uae.investproject_exhibitor@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: UAE INVESTMENT PROJECT EXHIBITION <uae.investproject_exhibitor@live.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 09:53:34 +0800 (CST)
Subject: (UAE) ABU DHABI INVESTMENT PROJECT & LOAN OFFER.
Salam-Alaikum,
Top of the Day to you and how are you doing?
We are a United Arab Emirates based
investment company known as Abu Dhabi
Investment Authority working on expanding
its portfolio globally and financing
projects.
I am the personal advisor to Sheikh Hamed
Bin Zayed Al Nehayan.
We would be happy to partner with you if you
have any viable project we can finance
through our 2012/2013 Loan Programme which
will bring mutual profits to the both
parties.
Contact us today for more information on
Email:
uae.investproject_exhibitor@live.com
Yours truly,
Ibrahim Haman Al-Habib
(Personal Assistant)
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
211 Corniche, PO Box 3600
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Email: uae.investproject_exhibitor@live.com
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