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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: info@mail.com
Reply-To: shknawafbin.nasseralthani@yandex.com
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2017 17:00:43 -0300
Subject: INVESTMENT FUNDING/LOAN



Bismillahirrahmanirrahim,

May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon you,
With all due respect regarding to my search for foreign investment, I wish to bring to your notice my interest in project funding/partnership investment/ with you on your great business opportunity and we invite you to take advantage of our investment loan program to fund you’re existing or intending projects. Our company offers flexible investment loans for projects with low Interest Rate of 4%, we give out Loans at Low interest Rate of 1% from $ 1 Million USD to $500 Million USD and payback prospects without the usual rigid procedures of conventional lenders. I am Shk.Nawaf Bin Nasser Al Thani from Qatar the President & CEO Nasser Bin Khalid & Sons Co.
I will be interested in establishing a good business relationship with you, do send across to me your full investment strategies and business proposal/Project Plans for my review.
Looking forward to a good working relationship with you.
Insha Allah, we shall work together for our mutual benefit.
SHK. NAWAF BIN NASSER AL THANI
President & CEO
Nasser Bin Khalid & Sons Co.
http://www.nbks.com/
Email:shknawafbin.nasseralthani@yandex.com





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