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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:
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: CRYSTAL FINANCE <crystalfinance879@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2021 14:42:42 -0800
Subject: INVESTMENT
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Attn:
My name is Marko Frankel James . A Canadian. I am retired from public
service and consult for different companies and individuals on business and
investment opportunities.
I am not here to promise you millions of dollars for funding of your
business but am here to sincerely inform you that I have a good client who
is ready and willing to sponsor good ventures that are viable and genuine
with a good return on investment.
My client is not sending you loads of money or boxes of money from anywhere
, but they are ready to genuinely fund your transactions through their bank
and your bank using genuine cash backed banking instruments which include
bank guarantees (BG,SBLC ) laters of credits (DLC , LC ) and clear and
confirmable prove of funds (POF ) .
My client is a genuine business entity that can only get involved in
funding of your business if you are also genuinely doing good business. You
must be doing well with your Bank to deal with my client because all their
transactions are bank to bank scripted.
I am looking for a real and serious business to recommend to them not
gamblers or people who are looking for free and stolen money from
Africa,Asia or Arab countries. No. You must have a genuine and on going
business with a good relationship with your bank .No start ups pls.
If you find this interesting and you are sure you have a good business on
going, kindly revert back to me so I refer you to my clients.
Regards
Marko Frankel James
Ontario Canada
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