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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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Fraud email example:

From: David Cooper <admin@galaemail.co>
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2022 00:59:11 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: Soft Loan Project Finance.


Greetings, We are a consultant company based in the Dubai, UAE. We wish to inform you that we have an investment company, investors that will provide a Loan finance for any lucrative projects within your country without a collateral, also without the project owners traveling anywhere, this is a new funding option presented by the investment companies we have available. The investors are interested in Mining, Real Estates, Hotels and Tourism, Oil & Gas, Airline & Aviation, Renewable Energy, Infrastructures, Farming and so many other lucrative projects. The funds will be provided as an investment loan which may extend to a period of 30 years. I would be willing to discuss full details with you if you have clients who are seeking funding or if your own projects need to be funded. Note that this option is available for individuals or companies who are interested. If you have any viable project that needs loan funding, kindly revert back to me: mr.shamdnsainudee@gmail.com with your business plan/executive summary for further discussion. Sincerely,Consultant, Address: Dubai, UAE

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