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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "application fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: dewiariani1981@ub.ac.id
Reply-To: gulfinvestmentgroup001@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2020 23:03:32 +0100
Subject: Gulf Investment Group
Good Morning.
We are a financial service company and we facilitate loans and project financing for companies and private
individuals with good project.
Our loan interest rate is between 2.5%-6.7% depending on your project type and loan duration.
Our loan processing collateral security application fee is USD2,850.00 (Two thousand eight hundred and fifty
dollars) only and it is pre-paid to the insurance broker company before you can access the loan , once we issue the
LOI, letter of acceptance / RWA and the loan term sheet.
I can be reached on +971554845309 and also you can send a whatsup message on this number.
Do not respond if the above fee schedule is not acceptable to you.
Stay safe , while i expect your email and call.
Sincerely
Mr. J. Mohammed
Gulf Investment Group
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