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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: "Gilbert Robinson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gilbertrobinson2017@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2017 14:15:26 -0700
Subject: Re: Greetings to you!

Greetings to you!
I am Gilbert Robinson a loan Director to UAE based investment company, I seek for beneficial projects for the organization, my company seeks for means of expanding and relocating their business interest abroad, especially viable start up that has the capacity to become a global brand.My company are ready to fund projects outside UAE in the form of Soft Loan, granting loan to both cooperate and private entities at a low interest rate of 2.5% ROI per annum. The terms are very flexible and interesting. Kindly revert back if you have projects that needs funding for further discussion and negotiation. gilbertrobinson2017@gmail.com

Regards
Gilbert Robinson
Email: gilbertrobinson2017@gmail.com

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