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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: "Emirates NBD, Dubai U.A.E" <neckolkata@navayuga.com>
Reply-To: <total.rich@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 04 Feb 2016 13:41:38 +0530
Subject: Re:Project for Investment

Good Morning,

Am in need of a sincere Investment/Development Company representing
multiple projects worldwide which is capable of generating 4% annual
interest ROI.

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, Renewable, Semiconductors,
Utilities, Technology, Energy, Industry, Service Ventures and many other
types of projects.


Please kindly furnished me with your full name and contacts details.


Await your responses with Regards,

Mr. Chawla Manoj,
General Manager Risk
Emirates NBD, Dubai U.A.E

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