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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: "Mrs.Jawahir Aliya Abdulrahman"<abel@marpnet.com.br>
Reply-To: <mike.willington@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2020 03:52:12 -0700
Subject: VITAL INFROMATION!

Dear Sir,
 
We would like to introduce you to Lombard credit consolidation Limited, a financial service provider for small, medium and large sized businesses. We would be grateful for the opportunity to discuss the range of our services which we believe would be of interest and benefit to your business.
 
Lombard credit consolidation limited are trusted financial partners with a reputation for providing access to capital for a range of activities including business expansions, corporate re-structuring and re-organisation, conventional debt financing and re-financing. With decades in the industry we are able to offer competitive interest rates with repayments spread over a 10-30 year period depending on your business needs. We also have an experienced team of multidisciplinary consultants on hand to provide you with bespoke advice and support before and after financing is secured.
 
We are excited to discuss details of our non-recourse loan products which may be used for anticipated project developments, R&D or to fund ongoing operations. We also have a number of new financial products we’ve developed to target funding for projects in Real Estate, Hospitality and Public Infrastructure such as Airports and Hospitals. Whatever your business needs we are the right partners able to offer a financial solution beneficial to your business in the short and long term.
 
To arrange a formal introduction to  Lombard credit consolidation our business services please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned.
 
We look forward to partnering with you.
 
Yours faithfully
Mike Willington
E-mail: mike.willington@aol.com

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