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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: Bill Betterman <bbman@sfc.wide.ad.jp>
Reply-To: Bill Betterman <bb.betterman@yahoo.com>
Date: 27 May 2022 21:34:09 +0200
Subject: LOAN
Greetings! I understand this is not the right time to talk about business with ongoing pandemics plus crisis going on in Europe, but when the going gets tough, the tough get going. I am pleased to announce that we are using our finance-firm platform to help our investors take advantage of investing overseas or within, where they can get more profit for their funds.
We have assembled one of the most experienced teams in hedge funds, in loan and equity finance. We understand that a foreign company looking for investors is going to need some help in order to make an offer that is both attractive to the investors and fully compliant with law. We are here to guide you on the equity and loan finance model. We also provide investment capital in form of debt with anticipated ROI of 2 to 4% depending on the model of investment and amount required.
We can give you a credit facility if the project is feasible. It is a designed stage for Money Hunters to boldly present their companies and their projects to our 9 investors. Consider this a shout-out to all individuals and firms looking for loan and equity finance.
If you know of a company in need of funding, we have 16 ready investors to assist. There is a commission model for partners who make referrals.
Note: We Help Clients Solved Their Business Difficulties.
With warmest regards,
Bill Betterman.
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