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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Abdul Basit <abdulbasituae894@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2023 20:55:12 +0300
Subject: Get funding for your Business and Projects
*Greetings,*
Our investors have given us a direct mandate to seek out new business
opportunities and projects for possible funding and capital financing. Our
investors intend to invest in viable ventures or projects that you are
currently executing or plan to initiate in order to diversify their global
portfolio. We welcome further discussions on this subject via any medium
you deem appropriate.
If you are interested, I can send you more information on the subject.
Best Regards,
*Yours sincerely,*
*Mr. Abdul Basit.*
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