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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: "Express ADG" <EXPRESS_ADG@ismarine.com.tr>
Reply-To: capitalonefinance@protonmail.com
Date: 18 Jul 2021 05:02:12 +0200
Subject: Investment/Loan/Finance BG, SBLC, LC, POF Offering

Hello,
Capital One Financial  is an investment oriented financial firm desirous to invest money in the areas of Agriculture, Real estates, Construction, Undertakers, Pharmaceuticals, Petrochemicals etc.
We offer project finance and business loans to companies.  Issuance and discount of all bank instruments like BG,SBLC,LC,MTN,POF,PPP in conjunction with Barclays Bank, Lloyds Bank, Natwest Bank, Credit Agricole, Deutsche Bank and Bank of America
Thus Capital One Financial is presently sourcing for brokers and individuals that will work as their representative and agent in their respective countries.
For Further Inquiries Contact Us. capitalonefinance@protonmail.com
 
Thanking You,
Catherine G. West
Director of Loan/Investment
1680 Capital One Drive
McLean, VA 22102-3491
United States
Email: capitalonefinance@protonmail.com
finance@capital1finance.com

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