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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: "Google Inc. Partnership Office" <officemanager@trms.ca>
Reply-To: ppp.dir.jasonmerrick@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2022 16:24:33 -0600
Subject: RE:Covid-19 Resuscitation Interest Free Loan..



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Google Advanced Finance & loans,
1600 Amphitheater Parkway,
Mountain View, CA 94043.

Google Inc. in collaboration with The Commonwealth Foundation and
Pay-Check Protection Program (PPP) launches COVID-19 "10 YEARS INTEREST
FREE LOANS" for individual and business resuscitation . US$1 billion in
loans have been provided by the Google Advance COVID-19 Resuscitation
under the Commonwealth Organization and the Paycheck Protection Program
(PPP) office to cater for Individuals, and also businesses impacted by
COVID-19 pandemic.

You are qualified for a Covid-19 "10 years Interest Free" resuscitation
loan.

Category of Forms: (1. (2. (3.

1) US$500,000 Available to Individual for self Business.

2) Up to US$2,000,000 Available to Individual for self sustenance and
Business development.

3) Up to US$5,500,000 Available for Business resuscitation and Research
development.

dr Jason Merrick.
Program Director,
Google Inc. & The Commonwealth Organization Partnership

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