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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: "confidential.mailbox0@gmail.com" <confidential.mailbox0@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2022 03:52:34 +0300
Subject: RE-VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION

RE-VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Good day,

The World is ensnared in a devastating recession delivered by the
Corona-virus Pandemic. Now, the downturn is far more punishing and
long lasting than initially feared which has crashed a lot of business
globally.

We offer Loans in various sectors by means of project financing,
helping businesses that have crashed due to COVID-19 Pandemic.

The interest rate for companies and businesses affected by the global
COVID-19 pandemic is fixed at 1% interest rate annually.

The categories of Loan facility offered include but not limited to:
Business Loan, Personal Loan, Company Loan, Mortgage Loan, Debt
consolidation and financial funding for both turnkey and mega projects
etc.

If this is within your scope of interest, feel free to contact us for
details and procedure

Stay Safe!

Best Regards,
Paul Brown
PB Financial Reporting & Consulting
Business Central Towers
6-10, Al Jaddi Street, 27 Floor, Al Sufouh 2-382, Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE
Tel: +971-551-842-350 / WHATSAPP ENABLED

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