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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: Fahad Al Safar <fahadalsafar3@manamafunds.com>
Reply-To: Fahad Al Safar <fahadalsafar3@gmail.com>
Date: 22 Mar 2021 06:47:36 -0700
Subject: Investment Loan at 3% annual interest

Hello My Friend,

Hope you are doing great and safe in this Pandemic? God will help us all survive it,it's only but a phase in life.

Well I am Fahad Al Safar working with an Investment Company in the Gulf Region as a Director International Investments,Our company is funding Investments/Projects for individuals and organizations with short to long-term funding needs for working capital, Startup, Franchise purchase, Business Expansion, Contract Execution, Commercial Real Estate purchase, Business Acquisition, ETC with Funding Amount: Range from $1Million USD to $4Billion USD as loan at 3% annual interest against an Insurance Surety Bond OR MT760-SBLC-(Standby Letter Of Credit) as our preferred collateral for the loan.

If interested kindly revert here for more details on the procedure should you or your clients/associates require immediate funding.

Regards


Fahad Al Safar
Director International Investments
P O Box 20223 Manama Southern Governorate Bahrain

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