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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: Razaq Gideon Gono <gg.razaq@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 20:15:40 +0400
Subject: We offer loans at a low interest rate.

Good day! Sir/Madam



We are Investment Company based in United Arab Emirates and active in the
Gulf region especially in Qatar, Oman and Bahrain as well as in MENA
region, the Subcontinent and CIS countries. We offer flexible financial
packages for various projects by passing the usual and formal procedures.
We mainly arrange Debt Finance for Corporate organizations and
Entrepreneurs, which include Trade Finance, Working Capital Facilities, and
Project Finance, Islamic Finance, etc. We add value to our services, thanks
to our experience, expertise and established working relations with various
financial institutions. We are fast and efficient in our dealings and get
the facilities done in a short period of time. If you are interested kindly
return this mail for possible business cooperation. Best regards, Rasaq G.
Gono.

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