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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: Huseyin Yazici <info@iconteaser.cf>
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 22:19:05 +0000
Subject: OFFER TO FINANCE YOUR PROJECT/BUSINESS























Dear

It is my pleasure to make your acquaintance. We are Turkey based
investment entity, working on expanding our investment portfolio
globally by financing feasible projects and businesses.

We also welcome the services of a broker or representative who are
willing to introduce potential clients who seek for loan for start-up
or business expansion, contract execution and investment funds in
various sectors.

On this note, we shall be willing to sign a broker
agreement with you/company based on 1% commission of the total loan
sum for your services after a successful closure with any of your
referred clients.

Therefore, to engage us for a more detailed discussion, kindly forward
to me a business plan or pitch deck on any viable project or business
you would want us to finance for review and consideration, after which
we can negotiate the funding modalities, loan duration and investment
size.

We will be pleased to know the possibility of entering into an
investment partnership within your present line of business and till
then, i welcome the opportunity of having a fruitful business
relationship with you .

Kind regards,

huseyin.yazici.d.i.l@gmail.com
Huseyin Yazici
Director Investments & Loans

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