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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: "Aljazeera Finance Group" (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2015 08:38:08 -0700
Subject: LOAN OFFER AND PROJECTS FUNDINGS

Attn:

Do you have projects that require funding? We have finance available for your projects with over 2 trillion private and corporate investment portfolios. We are privately looking for fiduciary agents, individuals, business men and companies who have great business plan/ideal and management experts who will be willing to act as investment portfolio holders and administrators. We also give a 2% commission to brokers.If interested in this offer please email me for more info.
Alternatively you can send to my email contact below.
Welcome to the world of opportunities.

Regards,

Mr. Hani Hassan Al Afaleq

Chairman, Board of Directors Aljazeera Finance Group,

Ras Al Khaimah- Um Al Quwain Road, Near Ark Ceramic,

P.O.Box 5106, Dubai UAE

Aljazeera Post, Behind Adnoc Filling Station, Ajman, United Arab Emirates.

Private Email: hanihassanaaf@barid.com

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