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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: investment <INFOR@FEDERAL.ORG>
Reply-To: <muhamadmateeninvestment@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2014 22:51:37 +0100
Subject: INVESTMENT



--
DEAR SIR/MADAM,

I WRITE TO YOU BASED ON A REQUEST BY AN INVESTOR AND HIS NEED FOR
INVESTMENT/FUNDING IN YOUR COUNTRY. MY NAME IS MUHAMAD MATEEN , A
FINANCIAL
CONSULTANT WITH WITH A REPUTABLE FINANCIAL SERVICES FIRM HERE IN UNITED
ARAB EMIRATES.

MY COMPANY MOST TIMES REPRESENTS THE INTERESTS OF VERY WEALTHY
INVESTORS.
DUE TO THE SENSITIVITY OF THE POSITION THEY HOLD IN THEIR SOCIETY AND
THE
UNSTABLE INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT OF THEIR COUNTRY, THEY EVACUATE
MAJORITY OF
THEIR FUNDS INTO MORE STABLE ECONOMIES AND DEVELOPED NATIONS WHERE THEY
CAN
GET GOOD YIELD FOR THEIR MONEY.

A RESERVED CLIENT, WHOM I HAD PERSONALLY WORKED WITH A FEW YEARS AGO
WITH A
PROPOSAL, RECENTLY APPROACHED ME. WHAT HE REQUEST IS AN INDIVIDUAL SUCH
AS
YOURSELF, WHO WILL BE WILLING TO RECEIVE MONEY ON HIS BEHALF ABROAD,
AND
PUT IT TO GOOD USE FOR A PERIOD NOT EXCEEDING 6 YEARS FOR A START.

THE CLIENT HAS OFFERED THESE TERMS:

1. 5% COMMISSION PAID TO ME AND MY FOREIGN PARTNER OF THE TOTAL FUNDS
SUCCESSFULLY EVACUATED. THE FUNDS IN QUESTION IS ABOUT $160 MILLION US
DOLLARS.

2. THE FUNDS WILL BE USED BY THE FOREIGN PARTNER FOR SIX YEARS AS A
LOAN
WITHOUT ANY INTEREST. THAT IS, YOU DO NOT PAY ANY INTEREST ON THE MONEY
BUT
YOU GIVE THE CLIENT 50% OF ALL PROFITS AFTER TAX THAT ACCRUED FROM THE
USE
OF THE FUNDS.

IF THESE TERMS ARE AGREEABLE TO YOU, KINDLY LET ME KNOW AND I WILL
PROVIDE
YOU WITH ALL NECESSARY INFORMATION AND PROCEDURES INVOLVED. ALL REPLY
SHOULD BE SENT TO THIS EMAIL: [ MUHAMADMATEENINVESTMENT@GMAIL.COM ] FOR
URGENT ATTENDANCE.

SINCERELY YOURS,

MUHAMAD MATEEN AMIN

CONSULTANT OFFICER

PS* THE CLIENT IS WILLING TO MAKE AVAILABLE THE FUND TO YOUR POSSESSION
AND
IN YOUR

COUNTRY WITHIN 14DAYS OF CONFIRMATION OF YOUR CAPABILITIES.

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