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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: EDWARD ANDERSON <consultantecaedward@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2023 14:10:34 +0100
Subject: I am financial consultant.I was mandated by my investor to find a
viable and sustainable projects.

I am financial consultant.I was mandated by my investor to find a
viable and sustainable projects.


My client is interested in investing $1.5BILLION (ONE BILLION FIVE
HUNDRED MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) .He solicit for an
investor who has the capacity to invest .


Interested areas :

Textiles, Information technology,Pharmaceuticals, Oil & Energy
Industries, Mining & Metals Industry,Management Consulting Industry,
Maritime industry, Hospital & Health Care Industry, Consumer Services
Industry, International Trade and Development Industry, Gambling &
Casinos Industry,Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Industry,
Insurance Industry,Chemical industries, Marketing and Advertising

Industry,Leisure,Travel & Tourism Industry, Agriculture, Aviation,
Retail,Import and Export, Trade and development industry, Real Estate
& Construction Industry and any other viable profitable investment
opportunities in your region is welcomed.

I decided to contact you to know if you would like to share details
about the projects you have at the moment that requires funding.

My investor is interested in projects and willing to invest into your
projects if any.

To proceed, please provide us with a workable business/project Plan
for our study.

Introduce the following :

(a)Introduction and description of your company or your personal details.
(b)Your Full name,your Home/Office address,your phone/mobile numbers
(c)The type of business that you are running and sector of activities.
(d)Investment of concern. Please Specify the sector of investment of
your interest: (indicate if you have more than 1 choice in mind).

I would appreciate your reply with more details on this and other
projects you might have at the moment.

We will review and get back with the details of the completion.

We will rely on your professional ideas and trust to work with you.

Thanks .

Mr.Edward Carlos Anderson
Produzir Para Transformar
Rua 1 Congresso do MPLA, No 7-17
Caixa Postal 1316, Luanda Republica de Angola

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