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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
Fraud email example:
From: "Office Contact" <Office@suncor.com>
Reply-To: amatinvestmentco@gmail.com
Date: 29 Jan 2018 04:49:05 -0800
Subject: Angel investor/Project finance
Are you or your company seeking funds for Business takeoff or
expansion?
We are established to assist Individuals and Companies in
offering
best Financial services to grow their Business and establish
Business
Expansion.
We offer and provide Financial Loan, Bank Instruments and Project
Financing to many local and overseas companies worldwide. We
consider
both existing businesses as well as start-up entities.
Remember we offer investment loans from $500,000.00 (FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS) to $500,000.000:00 (FIVE HUNDRED MILLION
DOLLARS),
depending on your project plan and volume at 2% Interest Rate for
a
repayment duration of 10 years.
Should you be interested in this or you know anybody who has good
business ideas but lack the necessary capital to fund their ideas
and
projects, kindly let me know so we can have further discussion
and
establish a working relationship.
Please get in touch with us by telephone or E-mail to receive
guidelines
for process and application to receive funds for project
financing.
Sincerely,
Joseph Mello
Position: Project/investment Director
Amat Investment Group
Email: jmello@e-nautia.com
Tel: +234-908-109-8032
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