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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Eman Ismail"<official@rasalkhaimahinvestments.com>
Reply-To: "Eman Ismail"<ngreen1501@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2022 00:05:48 +0100
Subject: From:Ismail Eman Business/20-4-2022
Good Day,
We have a direct mandate from our investors to seek new business opportuni=
ties and projects for possible funding and capital financing.=20
Our investors are from the gulf region and they are aspiring to fund viabl=
e ventures or projects which your company is currently executing or intend =
to embark upon as a means of expanding their global portfolio.=20
We are open to further discussions on this subject through any medium you =
deem appropriate for this engagement.
Kind regards,
Eman Ismail
Head of Finance and Administration
Ras Al Khaimah LLC
Official Email
(official@rasalkhaimahinvestment.com)
15th Floor Marina Square Al Reem Island
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
This message and any attachments are confidential and should only
be read by those to whom they are addressed. If you are not the
intended recipient, please contact us, delete the message from your
computer and destroy any copies. Any distribution or copying without
our prior permission is prohibited.=
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