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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: "Jian Deng" <grace@mail.texland.com.tw>
Reply-To: dengcoefile@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2022 14:23:20 +0800
Subject: Project Financing

Greetings,

Please consider this proposal lucrative and contact me urgently if your are interested. We specialize in providing funds for projects, corporate and Personal loan funding at 3% Interest Rate for a duration of 10 Years. We have financial capability to provide early stage funding.

We are interested in growing our influence and reach to other countries, through company financing. Our investment criteria For funding are projects in the renewable & the alternative Real Estate Investors, Developers, Builders, Fuel Buyers, Oil Rigs & Wells Refineries, Mining, Commodity Traders, Vehicle Distributors or Dealerships, Farming, Commodities Trading, Manufacturers, Bio Pharmaceuticals, Film Production Companies, Communications Companies, Solar Energy Companies, Wind Mills, Power & Water Treatment Plants, Telecommunications Systems, Inventors with Purchase Orders, Schools, Hospitals, Clinics, Transportation Systems, Business Franchises, Import & Export, Etc..

For further details please contact directly with your business plan or project summary.

Yours Sincerely,
Jian Deng.

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