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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: "Robert Hembree" (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2017 04:51:51 +0100
Subject: Re: SOFT (LOAN) / PROJECT FUNDING '@' EASE--y

Attn:,

We are United Kingdom based investment company, trying to expand our global presence by funding projects as debt finance, for as low as 4% ROI annually
and up to 20 years repayment plan.

If you have any viable project that needs funding, kindly revert back to me with your business plan/executive summary for further discussion.
Furthermore, If all modalities are met the loan will be available within 10 working days

Thanks.....
Hembree Robert
UK, Investment Group

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