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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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Fraud email example:

From: Vineet Sharma <ministerofsspecialduties@gmail.com>
Reply-To: vinsharma599@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2023 04:46:02 -0700
Subject: Loan of up to $5Billion for a duration of 2 to 20 years

Dear Sir,

Venture Capital

I'm sorry for my intrusion, I got your details from the London Chamber
Of Commerce and Industry.

We are a United Kingdom based venture capital firm which specializes
in growth capital investments for existing companies and Start up
business, and we are currently granting loan to United States based
companies, via our accredited funds disbursement firm in the U.S.

We are looking to invest in entrepreneurial teams with big ideas and a
need for seed capital to turn their ideas into great companies.

We believe every business man or woman is basically an entrepreneur,
for we all strive to achieve optimal goals using limited resources.

In seeking out worthwhile investment opportunities, We are ready to
invest in project developments and business ventures that can generate
at least 10% ROI per year. Our offer for investment is based purely on
Loan / Debt Financing basis of 2% interest rate per year throughout
the duration of the collaboration.

We have the financial capacity to grant a loan of up to $5Billion for
a duration of 2 to 20 years, depending on the size and nature of your
business.

Please note that we do not charge any upfront fees, as the only major
fee that we charge is an insurance surety bond fee of 1% of the total
loan amount, which would be deducted from the principal loan fund
before transfer is executed, and the transfer is done on a
bank-to-bank basis only.

Should there be any available partnership or investment options and or
openings for new investors within your firm, we will be happy if
obliged

Yours faithfully,
Vineet Sharma
Director
Email: vinsharma599@gmail.com

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