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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:
- "zachtasi@markrooenergy.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "zachtasi@markrooenergy.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr Investment consultant" <zacharitansi@gmail.com>
Reply-To: zachtasi@markrooenergy.com
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2020 20:47:55 -0700
Subject: FACILITIES FOR CAPITAL INVESTMENT!
Dear Entrepreneur,
We are a reputable Financial Consultancy company, headquarters in the United Kingdom.
We are currently expanding our Investment portfolio globally by offering debt financing to existing and startup companies for business/project executions. We provide financial solutions through our capable Investor Partner Network, including business models in a broad range of business specialization.
Our highly reputable investor Platform will be interested, if your project is viable and has a good return of Investment (ROI.
Your project proposal presentation will be required for our review if interested. Kindly respond promptly so that immediate communication between you and your potential investor can commence to enable us
identify a good fit for your business funding.
Thank you for recognizing this great Business opportunity and to generate creative ideas, I await your swift feedback to E-mail {zachtasi@markrooenergy.com} . Our work is based on competence and discretion!
Best regards
Zachary Tasi
Reply to: zachtasi@markrooenergy.com
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