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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: POWERUP INVESTMENT <florishhouseofloans@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2022 11:39:36 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: LOAN INVESTMENT FUNDING LLC





Dear Friend,I have an investor who is ready to fund any project with the following
terms below It will be a loan funding.The annual return will be 1.5% yearly.The exit period will be 12 years. Minimum Loan is 1 million USD Maximum is 500 million
USD.Kindly get back to me if you need a loan for any business or project or
have someone who does. For further communication please write to me
through my private email addressEmail address: Poweruplendingfirm@mail2consultant.com
Thanks,
William Anderson
Investment manager

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