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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: Patricia Vanpe <enrique_giraldez@artear.com.ar>
Reply-To: <vanpepatricia15@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2022 22:52:48 +0100
Subject: Project Funding
Hello there,
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My name is Patricia Vanpe , I got your contact via the web which culminated=
in my contacting you. I have an investor that want to invest large volume =
of funds into a company that needs fund for expansion only and not a start-=
up or new company. Healthy companies in any sector that needs funds for EXP=
ANSION.
If you recommend a Company to take loan or investment funds from my client=
the investor, me and you will be entitled to 5% of any amount received by =
the Company from the investor, but if you are taking the fund directly as a=
company i will be entitled to 2.5% and you will retain 2.5% as Global Find=
er's fee commission.
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There will be a face-to-face meeting between the investor and the investee =
for signing of contract agreement and fund disbursement .What .I will initi=
ally need is the company profile and the project summary of the company tha=
t need funding to present to my investor.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Patricia Vanpe.
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