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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: "Dr. Harrison." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drharrison@consultant.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2022 18:59:51 +0100
Subject: [SPAM] OFFICIAL MEMO

Greetings ,

I contacted you through your country's International Chamber of Commerce (I.C.C). We decided to contact you for an investment project loan.

We are Consultants to a reputable Financial Provider for your Projects. Our Financial Provider is capable of raising up to $€1Billion and above for your Projects and can offers fast, flexible financing for small, medium and large sized businesses that are experiencing rapid growth or have fallen on hard times at a 3% RO1 for a duration of 7-12 years.

we are currently expanding our Loan Funding portfolio in the following sectors, Oil/Gas, construction, Real Estate, Stock Speculation and Mining, Transportation, Health Sector and Tobacco, Communication Services, Agriculture Forestry & Fishing, thus any sector, mainly interested in debt finance {pure loan}.

Do you need a business/investment loan? Do you need funding for a business idea you have, but need huge funding? Do you own a business and want to expand? If you think you have a solid background and idea of making good profit in any venture, do not hesitate to contact us for possible business cooperation.

You're expected to present only viable business ideas for your request to be approved. We would like to review your business summary or presentation to understand your project before granting the loan to you. Then, we would reply you with every other details, when we get your response indicating your full interest to receive the loan.

Let us know your position on this briefing as soon as possible for more details.

Best regards,
Dr. Harrison.
Investment Consultant.

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