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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: "INVESTMENT LOAN<>
Reply-To: martinbaldwin054@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2018 05:56:18 -0700
Subject: LOAN SERVICE AND PROJECT FINANCING





Hello,

We are looking for a reliable fund managers for Our clients(Investors); our clients are capable of funding any legitimate and viable project that can generate 4% annual interest annually.

Funding availability ranging from US$1,000,000.00 to US$700 Million Project funding is in form of Loan , and the investors are interested to engage the funds in JV Investment package whereby he will be entitled to 30% equity while the fund manager will be entitled to 70% Equity, the project must be 100% transparent and viable.

Funding availability ranging from US$1,000,000.00 to US7500 Million, the investor’s consultant must undertake a due diligence on applicant before funding approval.

Our investors fund managers /banker can send a proof of funds if only your project summary is approved by the investor for funding; I wait for your response.

Thanks in anticipation.

Best Regards,
Lagha
E-mail: laghasahbi@yahoo.com


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