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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: "positvethinking63@gmail.com" <positvethinking63@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2021 00:28:36 +0100
Subject: Re: The interest rate for companies and businesses affected by the
ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic is fixed 1% interest rate annually

Re: We have the following offer, let us know if you are interested or
have any questions


Good day,


The World is ensnared in a devastating recession delivered by the
Corona-virus Pandemic. Now, the downturn is far more punishing and
will be long lasting than initially feared which has crashed a lot of
business globally.

Have you been trying to obtain a Loan from any of the Banks or Loan
Companies and they have refused to grant you Loan due to bad credit?.

We offer Loans in various sectors by means of project financing,
helping businesses that have crashed because of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The interest rate for companies and businesses affected by the ongoing
global COVID-19 pandemic is fixed 1% interest rate annually

The categories of Loan facility offered include but not limited to:
Business Loan, Personal Loan, Company Loan, Mortgage Loan, Debt
consolidation and financial funding for both turnkey and mega projects
etc.

If this is within your scope of interest, feel free to contact us for
details / procedure

Stay Safe!

Best Regards,
Paul Brown
PB Financial Reporting & Consulting
Business Central Towers
6-10, Al Jaddi Street, 27 Floor, Al Sufouh 2-382, Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE
Direct Line: +971-551842350 / WHATSAPP

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