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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: John Burd <info@extendicare.ca>
Reply-To: <john.b@castleprojectservicesltd.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2021 03:16:34 -0800
Subject: Please contact Us For loans And Partnership.

 
Hello,
 
We provide funding through our venture capital company to both start-up and existing companies either looking for funding for expansion or to accelerate growth in their company.
 
We have a structured joint venture investment plan in which we are interested in an annual return on investment not more than 10% ROI. We are also currently structuring a convertible debt and loan financing of 3% interest repayable annually with no early repayment penalties.
 
If you have a business plan or executive summary I can review to understand a much better idea of your business and what you are looking to do, this will assist in determining the best possible investment structure we can pursue and discuss more extensively.
If you are interested in any of the above, kindly respond to us via this email john.b@castleprojectservicesltd.com
 
I hope to hear back from you soon.
 
Sincerely,
 
John Burd
Investment/Wealth Manager
Castle Project Management LTD
E-mail: john.b@castleprojectservicesltd.com
44 Main Street, South Lanarkshire,
Scotland, ML11 0Qw, United Kingdom

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