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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: omranab147@gmail.com
Date: 18 Nov 2019 11:42:50 -0800
Subject: We can fund your project
Greetings
I am a broker linked with high profile investors from the Gulf
who are interested and willing to fund you in any current project
you are undergoing as they are privately seeking means of
expanding their investment portfolio internationally.
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 in engaging us for a more detailed
discussion on the proposal we would be happy to do so in whatever
medium you find much more appropriate for this engagement. I look
forward to your response.
Yours sincerely
Ramann Abdullah..
Private Broker LLC
P O Box 43007 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates
Phone: 97144238002 Fax: 97144256003
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