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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: Dubai-United Arab Emirates <officertyui@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrnabeelzayed@msn.com
Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:19:53 -0300
Subject: Attn: This Offer may interest you:
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Greetings,
We are Dubai-based international investment company with a primary focus
on companies in the Middle East with over £100 Billion Pounds private and
corporate investment portfolios.
Our company TOG (Trans Oceanic Group) is willing to help you grow your
construction company or fund your project with a soft loan as we are
privately seeking means of expanding our portfolio globally.
I would like you to provide me with a comprehensive business plan for my
investment team review if you are interested. For further details please
contact me directly for more information.
Best Regards,
Mr. Nabeel Zayed
Executive Chairman and CEO
Trans Oceanic Group (TOG)
Dubai-United Arab Emirates
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