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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: "Mr. Junaidi bin Haji Masri" <accounts@panorama.com.zm>
Reply-To: "BruneiInvestmet_BIA@mail2president.com" <BruneiInvestmet_BIA@mail2president.com>
Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 21:36:35 +0200 (CAT)
Subject: GLOBAL LOAN OFFER/INVESTMENT PROJECTS-VENTURE-PARTNERSHIP

Salam Alaikum ,

“As salamu alaikum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuhu”

May the mercy, peace and blessings of Allah be upon you? Allah ta ala.

Greetings to you in the name of Allah.

We are a Brunei Darussalam based investment company known as Brunei Investment Agency (BIA) working on expanding its portfolio globally and financing projects.

We would be happy to fund and invest with you in any profitable project if you have any viable project we can finance by making mutual investment with you.

Kindly get back to me for further information on Email:< BruneiInvestmet_BIA@mail2president.com>

Looking forward hearing from you soonest.

Yours truly,
Mr. Yang Mulia Awang Junaidi bin Haji Masri
Chairman & Acting Managing Director
Brunei Investment Agency (BIA)
12th FLOOR ministry of Finance Building
Commonwealth Drive
Bander Seri Begawan
BB3910
Brunei Darussalam
E-mail: < bruneiinvestmetagency_bia@financier.com>

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