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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: ABG GROUP INVESTOR <officialmatterooo@gmail.com>
Reply-To: officemaillss@naver.com
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2022 01:06:32 -0800
Subject: Project Financing

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Hello

Good day to you. it will be my pleasure to share with you my interest
in your business.I got your contact via the web which culminated in my
contacting you.

I will be glad if given the opportunity to discuss my preposition
further. I am a project coordinator working for an investment
financing firm (ABG GROUP INVESTMENT FINANCE ), we have a strong
financial portfolio and intend to discuss with you on viable areas of
Investment.

If you have any project needing financing then you may need to send
the project plan for our assessment for possible financing, as we are
currently looking for a lucrative venture where we can reinvest
capital. I shall provide you with details upon your response. Kindly
respond via e-mail.

Thanking you in anticipation.

With Kind Regards,
Paul Baker

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