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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: Karim Sherif <investmentcompanyconsultant@gmail.com>
Date: 4 Jan 2021 07:55:38 -0800
Subject: MATCHLESS INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP

I am pleased to contact you on a business platform haven noted your potentiality in the investment industry and your need for business capital growth.

We are diligently working towards expanding our international portfolio globally by investing in existing businesses and funding of new projects/businesses we are interested in collaborating with you in your area of business. Our goal is to be able to help everyone as much as possible, regardless the sector of your business.

More so, we are ready to facilitate and fund any business that is capable of generating good annual return on investment (AROI) and Loans can also be considered.  Kindly write me for possible business collaboration in your region as we wait to collaborate with you in business/loan.


BEST REGARDS

Karim Sherif
Company Consultant

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