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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: "Jason Hammond" <prensa@chocronjoyeros.com>
Reply-To: <engineercole15@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 May 2018 23:22:56 +0700
Subject: H.E.L.P LOAN FOR YOUR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Greetings from the Emirates,
 
Do you have a financially viable project,proposal or business at hand but do not have the funds to execute it? Are you interested in accessing loans for your business or project at the lowest interest possible?Then you need H.E.L.P.
 
Hamdan’s Entrepreneurs’ Loan Program (H.E.L.P),which is under ICD,has been created to assist businessmen; small, medium and large, to grow their investments and to make good profits annually, therefore our invitation for you to be one of the HELP beneficiaries for this year, is for your own good.
 
Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD) is an investment corporation that supports entrepreneurs,governments,companies and corporations in realizing their growth ambitions. ICD is the investment arm of the government of Dubai.
 
H.E.L.P. is the brainchild and project of ICD’s vice chairman, H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. It is his way of reaching out to, and making an impact on, the business world, his way of  making entrepreneurs,governments, businessmen and inventors’ dreams come true. It includes a desire to lunch out loans to interested entrepreneurs, inventors,governments,companies and businesses  who can make returns of at least 2.5% interest, as at when due. We have provided over US$100 billion (one hundred billion United States Dollars) now in committed capital for various investment opportunities around the globe.Presently, H.E.L.P. is capable to grant loans up to the tune of US$1 billion. H.E.L.P. does not actively seek to manage the projects in which it invests, rather we wish to re-invest our funds by putting it into the management of private businesses and projects with feasible ideas that can generate, at least 2.5% ROI per annum.
 
We DO NOT CHARGE ANY UPFRONT FEES.ALL OUR FEES ARE PAID AFTER YOU HAVE RECEIVED YOUR FUNDS.If interested in a loan through H.E.L.P, please get back to me for more information.Email: Engineercole15@gmail.com
 
Regards,
Jason Cole (Consultant,H.E.L.P)

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