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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: support@aliceshepperson.com
Reply-To: caroltrenh8@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2022 15:52:44 -0500
Subject: RE: Commercial Loan/Debt Financing



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RE: Business Loans/Debt Financing

We are an established entity in the Middle East, having successfully
completed a number of transactions and forged strong partnerships
through years of hard work, trust, and uninterrupted focus on our
clients. We finance various projects and businesses in different
countries through investment funds/venture capital.

We are now looking to invest in a variety of viable projects in
different economic sectors in different regions of the world by
providing commercial refinancing, purchase, or bridge loans ranging from
US$1 million to US$500 million, with tenors as low as 1% per annum for
no more than 15 years.

We are basically looking for expansion strategies through diversified
strategic partnerships. With the expertise of our team, we have a broad
perspective on investment banking. Based on the above information, we
would be pleased to receive your project plan/executive summary (PDF
Recommended) for our review. Have a viable business plan to apply for
funding.

God bless,

Sheikh Zayed Hussein.
CFO

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