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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Alexander Brice" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <alexanderbrice247@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 13 May 2018 12:29:57 +0200
Subject: LOAN AT 2%


Good Day,

This is from Ascon Investment Ltd, we focus on start-ups, early stage, Project funding, business funding, credit line and all round range of investment that need funding, we are currently offering loan for 2% interest rate per year for a period of 10 years. The Investments Funds can be used for trade finance, constructions, credit enhancement, government funding, property investment and all round range of funding.

TERMS:

2 % INTEREST RATE YEARLY
10 YEARS DURATION
1M-50B USD / EUR REQUIREMENT:

1. CLIENT MUST OWN OR REPRESENT A COMPANY.

2. CLIENT MUST BE ABLE TO PROVIDE BUSINESS PLAN OR EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OR SUMMARY PURPOSE OF THE LOAN.

Let us know if you are interested in our services and meet up with the requirements? so as to provide you with more information.

Mr. Alexander Brice
Ascon Investment Limited
Cheshire WA15 0BW, Manchester
United Kingdom
Phone: +44-113-320-2249
Email: alexanderbrice247@gmail.com

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