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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: Francis Mark <maccrron1tim@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2022 20:05:46 +0100
Subject: Hello

Hello
I'm Dr. Mark Maccrron, I run a consultancy, and currently have access
to a high-net-worth individual who is willing to invest in projects(
i.e Real Estates, Construction, Logistics, Manufacturing, or any
viable projects). We have the financial muscle and capacity to fund
projects between $500,000 to $6.5 Billion USD for capital projects,
and Equity Investment Plans. At a 3% interest rate for a 10 years
tenure with a grace period of 12/18 months.

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 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.

Kindly respond to me waiting to hear from you.


Best Regards
Dr. Mark Maccrron

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