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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: "Reel Robert" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <robertreel020@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2023 10:39:12 +0330
Subject: KINDLY GET BACK TO ME
Dear Sir,
Hope you are safe? I would like to share with you our client's proposal for possible business collaboration. The group is interested in financing viable Projects, Businesses Entrepreneurs or Start-Ups that need take-off Capital.
The ongoing Project Funding Program is designed to provide access to funds for projects with good return on investment (ROI).
The investor wants to invest funds as Provisional Fund Injection (PFI) in the form of loan with a terminal season, the investment Portfolio supports Joint Venture (JV) and also encourages out right capital investment executed via Bank to Bank.
If you are interested, I would open communication between you and the investor's Financial Advisor cum Project Assessment Director for follow up and to discuss the terms as detailed in the MOU.
Regards
Reel Robert
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