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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: sharepoint@hanajx.com
Reply-To: ai7657351@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2022 00:22:35 -0700
Subject: our offer for cooperation..,..

Dear Sir,

I am a consultant to Dubai Investment company that is financing
international project at the moment.


The Investment company is one of the largest and most diversified
business houses in the United Arab Emirates. Its main interests
straddle construction, education, information technology, real estate,
Renewable Energy, Hospitality,shopping and retail, sports and leisure,
and services. The geographical domain of the The Investment company
spans over half the world from North America to North Africa,Europe,
West, and South Asia. The company has an employee base of over 5,000,
and its current aggregate annual turnover stands at approximately AED
3 billion.

The Investment company is a leading private financial institution
based in Dubai UAE. We invest in high-growth companies and support
their long-term strategic, financial and operational development.It is
one of UAE's leading venture capital firms,with an invested interest
in the people behind its businesses. Their strategy is to explore,
create and realize new investment initiatives in both local and
international markets.

We invest in sectors that offer high growth potential.The organization
is active in principal investments, capital markets,aerospace,real
estate and hospitality, industrial and sustainable technologies,
strategic financial investments,specialized education, healthcare
services,Agriculture,Manufacturing,Mining,Energy etc.

The Investment company is financing international projects through
equity partnership and debt financing at 2% interest rate per annum on
long/short term investment projects that can generate up to 10% ROI
within the period. Our Investment portfolio range is minimum of $1
million and
maximum of $10 billion with a loan duration period of 1 to 30 years.


If our offer for cooperation is welcomed by your organization,kindly
revert back for further proceedings.

Kind regards,

Ahmed Ibrahim

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