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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: "Mike Rosefield" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mikerosenfield1@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2017 11:15:38 +0200
Subject: PROJECT FUNDING

Dear Sir/Ma

We are one of the leading Financial instrument providers with offices all over Europe. We are major/Direct providers of SWIFT MT103 CASH TRANSFER, Fresh Cut BG, SBLC, POF, MTN, Bonds and CDs and this financial instruments are specifically for lease, our we always deliver on time and precision as Set forth in the agreement. You are at liberty to engage our leased facilities into trade programs, project financing, Credit line enhancement, Corporate Loans (Business Start-up Loans or Business Expansion Loans), Equipment Procurement Loans (Industrial Equipment, Air crafts, Ships, etc.) And many more, Our Terms and Conditions are reasonable.

DESCRIPTION OF INSTRUMENTS:
1. Instrument: Bank Guarantee (BG)/SBLC (Appendix A)
2. Total Face Value: 100M MIN to 5B MAX USD or Euro
3. Issuing Bank: HSBC, Deutsche Bank Frankfurt, UBS or any Top 25 .
4. Age: One Year, One Day
5. Leasing Price: (3 % +0. 5% + X% )
6. Delivery by SWIFT .
7. Payment: MT103-23
8. Hard Copy: Bonded Courier within 7 banking days.

If you have need for Corporate loans, International project funding, etc. or if you have a client that requires funding for his project or business, We are also affiliated with lenders who specialize on funding against financial instruments, such as BG, SBLC, POF or MTN and SWIFT MT103 CASH TRANSFER, we fund 100% of the face value of the financial instrument.Inquiries from agents/ brokers/ intermediaries are also welcomed; do get back to us if you are interested in any of our services and for quality service, kindly contact us

Contact :
Mike Rosenfield
Email :mikerosenfield1@gmail.com

Looking forward to hear from you.
Best Regards,
Mike Rosenfield.

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