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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: Investment Project Dubai <dj459517@gmail.com>
Reply-To: investmentprojectdubai@yandex.com
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2022 14:26:35 +0100
Subject: Investment Project Company Dubai,

Investment Project Company Dubai,
Address:Enoc Building Number 1, Oud Metha
Street 28171 Dubai UAE.
Phone Number:+971433465400

Attention:Sir/Madam,

My name is Raymond Hillary,I am a director of fact finding Investment
Project Company Dubai,This message is to inform you that,I got your email
address from the chambers of commerce and to contact you for more details
to know if you are in need of loan investment project,As a leading
financial institution among in the world Bank,(EMIRATES INVESTMENT BANK
DUBAI) Have therefore offer credit support for investment purposes to
assist micro businesses/manufacturers,Households and investors of any kind
of business in this era of corona virus and the Emirates investment Bank of
Dubai is the facilitator of the credit support.

Basically,You should note that banks are most interested in partnership
with business ventures such as medical and health care projects,Real estate
projects,Mining projects,Agricultural projects,Renewable energy
projects,start-up projects and business expansions/Loan with lower and
upper rate of US$100 Million upward investment project from (Emirates
Investment Bank)and therefore if you are not coming face to face meeting
with the investor or his representatives and have the paperwork perfected
signed,Then i will inform you to contact Emirates Investment Bank Direct
for the loan form which you will go through the form and fill and return it
back so that the investment department of Emirate Bank of Dubai will grant
you the requested loan for the investment project.

You should kindly contact the Chief Executive Officer department investment
operation in Dubai to reply as soon as possible if you have any viable
project that you will want to be involved in as indicated above.

You have to contact the Emirate Investment Bank via this Email:
bankemirateinvestment@zohomail.com for immediate action and his name is
Mr.Ahmed Al Qassim.Chief Executive Officer,Department Branch Office and you
have to copy his link and paste to another window:
http://www.emiratesnbdcapital.com.sa/esa/assets/Ahmed_Al_Qassim_Profile.pdf

I am urgently waiting for your urgent response soon for immediate action.

Best Regard
Mr.Raymond Hillary
Director Investment Project Company.

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