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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: "DIAMOND BUSINESS FINANCE AND LOANS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barrister_henryk_tomiak@bk.ru>
Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2019 22:20:28 -0800
Subject: DIAMOND BUSINESS FINANCE AND LOANS....!!

Dear Partner and Friend, My name is Dr Henry Tomiak a Venture Capitalist With DIAMOND BUSINESS FINANCE AND LOANS . DIAMOND BUSINESS FINANCE AND LOANS is a leading private equity firm. We invest in high-growth companies and support their long-term strategic, financial and operational development. We invest in high-growth companies and support their long-term strategic, financial and operational development. Our strategy is to explore, create and realize new investment initiatives in both local and international markets. We are focused on a dynamic and decisive approach to investment. We operate a straight forward and effective business model and our strong and dynamic team of local and international business. We invest in sectors that offer high growth potential. The organization is active in principal investments, capital markets,aerospace,real estate and hospitality, industrial and sustainable technologies, strategic financial investments,specialized education, healthcare services,Agriculture, Manufacturing,Mining,Energy etc. we wish to re-invest through project funding in investment loan/Equity to third party investors, project owners on a 2% interest rate per annum on long/short term investment projects that can generate up to 10% ROI within the period. Our Investment portfolio range is minimum of $1 million and maximum of $500 million with a loan duration period of 1 to 20 years. If our offer for cooperation is welcomed by your organization,Kindly revert back for further discussion as regards the above information Regards Henryk Tomiak

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