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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: "AMBIENCE INVESTMENTS FZE"<info@torontopassion.com>
Reply-To: business1@abienceinvestmentsfze.co.uk
Date: 3 Nov 2023 20:45:42 -0700
Subject: Loan And Investment Financing Opportunity

Greetings,
We are Ambience Investments FZE, a financial and investment company located in the UK and UAE.
We offer short and long term loans to individuals and companies, project funding and investment for small and large scale businesses and our procedure takes a few weeks for loan approvals and disbursements.
In addition, we offer up to 5% commission to agents/ brokers who source and connect us to clients in need of loans or business funding.
Contact us today to get more details and start your process..
Kind Regards,
AMBIENCE INVESTMENTS FZE

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