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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: "Mrs.A Bright" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <brightangelinaa@op.pl>
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2023 21:39:48 -0700
Subject: Mrs. A Bright
Hello
Our interest is to invest in any nice project in seek of funding either as a soft loan or joint venture not equity with Our funding amount depending on the nature of the project upon approval after concluding our review analysis with below brief on the Investment Portfolio terms :
Funding offer Opens are: Entrepreneurs, Corporations and Investors
Funding Type: Loan Investment / Joint Venture
Funding Rate: 3% Interest Rate per annum
Duration: 5-10 years - Renewable tenure
Send me business plan for review to discuss further if your serious on this project
Reply if you get this message
Thanks
Mrs A BRIGHT
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