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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: "Mr. A.B. Malek" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <alsafarcap@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 00:36:56 +0200
Subject: Investment Capital.
Greeting to you,
It is my pleasure to contact you on a business basis and would like to share with you our proposal for possible business collaboration.
Our Group is interested in financing viable Projects, Businesses Entrepreneurs or Start-Ups that need take-off Capital, We have an ongoing Project Funding Program which is designed to provide access to funds for projects.
We will be interested to discuss the possible investment opportunities your company are undergoing that requires funding. If you are interested to engage us for a more detailed discussion on the above mentioned proposal, I am open for possible business collaboration.
Best regards,
Mr. A.B. Malek.
Investment Director.
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