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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: GEORGE PHILIPS <info@atp.com.mt>
Reply-To: noreplynwc@googlemail.com
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:47:11 +0000
Subject: ATP "INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS"

From: GEORGE PHILIPS <noreplynwc@googlemail.com>
Subject: INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS

Message Body:
Hello Partners,
The Finance Investment arm of our company is seeking interested partners in need of alternative funding for long term capital projects, business development or new business start ups. Our managed portfolio has an excess pool in private funds for viable project financing,

We specialize in Financial Investments in all Public and Private sectors and currently wish to invest in any viable Project presented by you after due diligence review. Contact me directly to know how we can provide Investment assistance to you or your organization.
Regards


George Philips
Northwest Capital
nwestcapitalfin@gmail.com

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