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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: Social Finance Investment Limited <info.mubayonigltd@gmail.com>
Reply-To: socialfinanceinvestmentltd@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2021 15:51:00 -0700
Subject: Project Funding Loan

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Greetings !

I represent an Investment Group in United Kingdom.
We are expanding our global presence by investing in viable projects
across the globe.
We are funding agricultural projects, real estate, technology,
healthcare, oil & gas, energy and any dream project of your choice.
We are willing to inject from $500,000 to $1 billion and more in a
viable project(s)

We grant our funding at a 3% ROI per annum for 10 years and 12 months
moratorium.
If you have a viable project that needs funding or in need of a loan
for business expansion, kindly get back to us with your business plan
and executive summary for our review and possible funding.
We work with 3 of the Top Issuing Banks in Asia, Africa, America,
Europe and United Kingdom, to ensure funding for lucrative Projects
and Businesses that meet our requirements.

In case you need any loan, please do not hesitate to indicate interest.

We would not respond to improperly addressed emails. Especially mails
written in one line, which do not state sender name, project that
requires funding, amount, duration the loan is required, confirmation
that our procedures are understood.
Contact for more information at socialfinanceinvestmentltd@outlook.com
We anticipate hearing from you soonest.
Keep social distancing and stay save.

We anticipate hearing from you soonest.

Sincerely Yours,
Jonathan Peter Flory
Director

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