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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: Abd El Majid Abdallah <office52chamber@gmail.com>
Reply-To: abdelmajida825@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2022 04:45:51 -0700
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam,

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Dear Sir/Madam,

I am a Consultant linked with investors with high profile from the
Gulf who are interested and willing to invest in your
company/individual in any current project you are undergoing by means
of debt finance as they are seeking means of expanding their
portfolio.

To this end, we seek to know the possibility of going into discussion
with you within your present scope of business, Should you be
interested in engaging us, for a more detailed discussion on the
proposal, we would be happy to do so in whatever medium you find much
more appropriate for this engagement.

I look forward to your response with your name....Area of business of your
interest you want to invest in .....Amount of money you need and can handle
....Your Position in your Company...
Your City And Country Of Origin.....
Your direct Contact Tell....
Your confidential Email....
Soon as we hear from you we match you with one of our investor who
will contact you for further discussions and work out the successful
conclusion of the project with you.

Abd El Majid Abdallah.

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