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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: "Elliot" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ematare2010@secsuremailer.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2018 11:32:18 -0800
Subject: Personal
Hello there,
I am a broker linked with high profile investors from the Arabian Gulf and Africa
who are interested and willing to fund you in any current project you are undergoing or give you the funding in form of loan whereby you pay a fixed annual interest , My clients are privately seeking means of expanding their investment portfolio global.
To this end, we seek to know the possibility of going into partnership discussion with your company within your present scope of business. Should you be interested to engage us for a more detailed discussion on the aforementioned proposal, we would be happy to do so in whatever medium you find much more appropriate for this engagement.
We have capacity of arranging a loan for your Business project with a reasonable interest rate per annum for a minimum period of 5-10 years.
Can we make a plan for a long term business relationship? I look forward to your response
Yours faithfully
Elliot
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