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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: "MUBADALA DEVELOPMENT COMPANY" <waleed.al.mokarrab@mubadala-developments.org>
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 04:35:45 -0700
Subject: YOU HAVE A PROJECT/BUSINESS... WE HAVE FINANCING!!!

28 September 2013

Attn: The Chief Executive Officer,
Managing Director.

Dear Sir/Madam

We are a Middle East based Business Investment & Development Company
working on expanding its portfolio globally in Financing and Developing
Projects. We are active Investors and Financiers in sectors and geographies
that hold exciting potential and tangible returns, working in partnership
with a number of world-class organizations with access to a combined
International pool of nearly Half a Trillion in available Liquidity.

The areas of interest for any viable Project for Investment, Financing or
Development includes Real Estate Projects, Hotel/ Resort Projects,
Merger/Acquisition Projects, Business Start-up and Expansion Projects,
Oil/Gas Projects, Metals & Mining Projects, Government/Municipal Projects,
Motion Picture/Entertainment Projects, Aerospace, Healthcare, Information &
Communications Technology, Infrastructure, Investments, Logistics &
Transport, Metals & Mining, Renewables, Semiconductors, Utilities,
Acquisitions, Technology Energy, Industry and service ventures and many
other types of projects. We would be happy to partner with you if you have
any viable business/project requiring development, better still we can
finance by making investment in form of a debt financing or hard cash
loans.

Please feel free to contact me with your Serious Inquiries Only for
further details and information at your earliest convenience. I look
forward to receiving your reply.

Please furnish me with the below

Full name:
Contact number:
Company address:
Country of Origin:
Total Investment Funds Needed:

My Sincere regards,
Waleed Al Mokarrab Al Muhairi
Chief Operating Officer,
Mubadala Development Company
PO Box 45005, Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates

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