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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: "Suliman Mardini" <info@usa.org>
Reply-To: sulimanmardini810@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2022 11:04:39 +0100
Subject: INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY :::

Greetings to you.

I am contacting you with a keen interest to consider a possible collaboration through investments in viable projects in your country. As a way of introduction, I am an accredited broker to a financial services firm here in the gulf region.

The financial services firm I represent is solely responsible for investment funds through a diversified investment strategy, targeting positive capital returns through a global expansive portfolio. Hence there interested in seeking possible collaboration with a capable private firm or a global firm.

The financial services firm intends to invest huge amounts of money ranging in millions in areas of agriculture, mining, manufacturing, Aviation, construction, Real estates etc, as well as any business you consider viable with good return of Investment (ROI). We are ready to invest in project developments and business ventures that can generate at least 5% Annual Return on Investment (ROI) per annum.

We will be glad to partner with you in any viable project initiative within our scope of funding. If interested please write to me for possible business collaboration.


Best Regards,

Suliman Mardini
Gulf Research Center
30 Rayat Al-Itihad Street (19)
P.O. Box 2134 Jeddah 21451
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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