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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: Mehmet Yerdel <info@bgeneral.cf>
Reply-To: MehmetYerdel77@outlook.com
Date: 29 Jul 2021 16:33:51 -0700
Subject: Re: Viable projects across the globe.

Greetings,

I represent an investment group in Turkey. We are expanding our global presence by investing in viable projects across the globe. We are funding agricultural projects, real estate, technology, healthcare, oil & gas, energy and any dream project of your choice. We are willing to inject from $500,000 to $1 billion and more in viable projects.

We grant our funding at a 3% ROI per annum for 10 years and 12 months moratorium. If you have a viable project that needs funding or in need of a loan for business expansion, kindly get back to us with your business plan and executive summary for our review and possible approval.

Thank you!

Most Regards,
Mehmet Yerdel.

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