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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: BRIAN HURD <michealhurd@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dmudmu49@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2022 22:42:27 +0100
Subject: RE: INVESTMENT PROPOSAL

Hello,

With COVID-19 vaccines and booster shots now on the rescue, discerning
businessmen and investors are being proactive in preparing for what is
now the new normal and preparing their businesses for new heights.
Consequently, we are up-scaling our projects and investments
financing/funding activities also to meet the expected increased
demands.

We have the mandates of our principals who are highly a group on high
net-worth core investors and respected personalities to exercise full
control over the investible funds, currently, more than USD7Billion
(Seven Billion United States Dollars), including making, extending,
contracting, granting as investments into long term loans, secured or
otherwise into eligible projects and /or businesses of eligible
Borrowers worldwide after necessary validation and due diligence of
such projects and/or businesses by us, in such manners and processes,
to the said Borrowers and /or their businesses including but not
limited to the rights to negotiate, enquire, investigate, inspect,
approve, contract, perfect, disburse, manage, control, monitor,
transfer, recall, restructure, redeem, service, lien, encumber, settle
and/or dispose of the said loans absolutely in any manner that we may
in your absolute discretion see fit.

Our mandates include managing the entire suite of the deal’s life
cycle of sourcing, validating, executing deals, and thereafter on
successful consummation of the loan deal, monitoring borrower-wise,
the utilization of such loans with their respective terms of lending.

We, therefore, use this medium to invite you and all who have
legitimate, bankable, and profitable businesses needing funding to
leverage/access these funds through us, by way of interest-bearing
loans, given on a use-and-return basis, with long tenors, rollover
options, low-interest rates, and other borrower-friendly terms.

The loan amounts range is wide to accommodate different sizes of
projects and businesses. And borrowers and their businesses could be
domiciled almost anywhere on earth.

We will be glad to provide you with fuller details on request, for
your perusal. Email: brianhurd@aol.com and also provide your contact
information for more details.

We leave you with the assurances of our most esteemed regards and respect.

Thanks and stay safe

Brian Hurd

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