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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Abdul Faraz <no_reply@navilog.fr>
Reply-To: abdulfaraz11@outlook.com
Date: 14 Jul 2022 10:09:06 +0000
Subject: Quick Loan
Attention:,
We are a private lending company based in Bahrain. We are
currently
looking forward to lending money for start-up, business expansion
and purchase of an existing business. Our loan is approved within
the range of $1 million to $300 Million for a maximum period of
10 years. Our interest rate is alluring at 3% yearly.
We are flexible, we would be happy to receive your business
plan and
Executive summary to see if you have a viable project we can
finance and partner together by making a financial investment in
the form of soft loans and equity. Our business is to turn your
dream into reality.
Should you be interested in engaging us for a more detailed
discussion on the proposal, we would be happy to do so in
whatever medium you find much more appropriate for this
engagement.
Ignore if not interested.
Allah bless you in good health and sound mind,
Abdul Faraz
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