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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: CONTINENTAL MANAGEMENT GROUP <tahir.sarioglu@financier.com>
Reply-To: tahir.sarioglu@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2017 12:07:55 +0300
Subject: Project Finance



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CONTINENTAL MANAGEMENT GROUP

Greetings,

We the Continental Management Group invite you to partner with us and
benefit in our new Loan and Partnership Project funding program. We
offer flexible loans and funding for various projects bypassing the
usual rigorous procedures. This Funding program allows a client to enjoy
low interest payback for as low as 3 - 4% per annum for a period of 5-10
years. We can approve a loan/funding for up to USD 250,000,000,000.00 or
more depending on the nature of business We are currently funding for:


I have gone through your profile and history and we are interested in
investing in your country with your help, we will be willing to partner
with you and invest a huge amount of money for the investment. I must
like you to give our company your assistance to invest in your country
and having a good business relationship with you.


* Starting up a Franchise
* Business Acquisition
* Business Expansion
* Commercial Real Estate purchase
* Contract Execution
* Oil & Gas/General Business

We are open to having a good business relationship with you. If you
think you have a solid background and idea of making good profit in any
venture, please do not hesitate to contact us for possible business
co-operation.


Best Regards,

Tahir Sarioglu.

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