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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: Jude Phillip <judephillip81@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2022 01:24:12 +0100
Subject: Inquiry for investment

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Dear Sir,

I have a ready Lender /investor who is willing to invest/finance viable
projects {Real Estates, Construction or any viable project } on loan or
joint venture partnership bases.

They have the financial muscle and capacity to fund projects between
$500,000 to $6.5 Billion USD for funding of capital projects and Investment
Plans at 3% interest rate for a 10 years tenure with grace period of 12/18
months for loan and if it is to finance a viable project on joint venture
partnership, the return on investment/profit will be shared on 50% for the
investor and 40% for partner/fund manager while the 10% will be for social
responsibility/charity and brokers/consultants.

Kindly send your business plan and executive summary or refer us to anyone
with a good business plan, for our investment team review and immediate
funding.
We are waiting to proceed with the closing and disbursement of investment
loan funds.
I hope we can work together in securing the investment funds you seek and
other future transactions.
Thank you in advance as I anticipate your kind response.
MR Jude Phillip
Regards,
Investment Consultant

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