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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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Fraud email example:

From: STRONG BRIDGE<strongbridge@iggds.xyz =?UTF-8?B?wqA=?=
Reply-To: jobrooks231@gmail.com
Date: 20 Aug 2020 05:11:14 -0700
Subject: INESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

Greetings



This is John Brooks. I am an investment broker. I want to inform
you that I represent an Investment Group. We are expanding our
global presence by investing in viable projects across the globe
, as well as assiting business to grow in this trying time of the
covid 19 pandemic. We will are willing to inject from $1,000,000
to $300 million and more in a viable project(s)

We grant our funding at a 4% ROI per annum for 10 years and 12
months moratorium. If you have a viable project that needs
funding, kindly get back to us with your business plan and
executive summary for our review and possible funding.

Regards



John Brooks

Client Executive/Broker

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