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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: "Henry Tima" (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2019 11:36:15 -0500
Subject: Investment Opportunity!


Dear Friend,

I am Mr. Henry Tima, Wealth Advisor with Arrachea Consulting. It is my pleasure to contact you on a business basis and I would like to share with you our client's proposal for possible business collaboration. The group is interested in financing viable Projects, Businesses Entrepreneurs or Start-Ups that need take-off Capital; we have an ongoing Project Funding Program which is designed to provide access to funds for projects as long you can generate return on investment (ROI). The investment Portfolio funds from Five Hundred Million Dollars to One Billion Eight Hundred Million Dollars.

The core investor wants to invest funds as Provisional Fund Injection (PFI) in the form of loan with a terminal season in your company and we are interested in your project. The investment Portfolio criteria, supports Joint Venture (JV) or Equity Share (ES) and also encourages out right capital investment, of course this will be executed via Bank to Bank. This is a brief on the Investment Portfolio:

Value of funds: ONE BILLION EIGHT HUNDRED MILLION USD

Placement opens to: INDIVIDUALS/COMPANIES.

Purpose of Funds: LONG TERM INVESTMENT THAT WILL BE CAPABLE TO GENERATE REASONABLE RETURNS. (ROI/PA)

Fund Disbursement: AFTER THE FACE TO FACE MEETING WITH THE INVESTOR AND HIS ATTORNEY.

Furthermore, please bear in mind that we are not limiting your own opinion in terms of investment areas, alternatively we are giving you the privilege to present to us any viable areas/sector of your economy in which we can invest under your management, and you will be solely responsible in taking decisions without the investor's interference. We will be interested to discuss the possible investment opportunities your company is undergoing that require funding. If you are interested to engage us for a more detailed discussion which will facilitate a face to face meeting with our client, I am open for possible business collaboration.

Best regards,

Mr. Henry Tima
Wealth Advisor
Arraachea Consulting LLC

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