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fighting spam and scams on the Internet
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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: "Info@firstconsultant.uk" <Info@firstconsultant.uk>
Reply-To: "Info@firstconsultant.uk" <floydbrownnnnyyyy@outlook.com>,
floydbrownnnnyyyy@outlook.com
Date: Thu, 4 May 2023 04:46:58 -0700
Subject: Project Funding Program
Greetings,
Hope this note finds you and your family in good health and spirit. We are a unique Investment Consultation Firm registered in the United Kingdom; we specialize in searching for potential investments opportunities for our high net-worth clients worldwide.
Are you an entrepreneur/business owner or chief executive officer seeking for capital for your business growth or expansion? I'm contacting you to know if you are open for investors into your company as we are currently providing financial support to companies and individuals for business and project expansion. We also pay commission to individuals who direct clients to us for financing.
We are willing to partner with you for your business growth by providing either debt or finance. Reply for further discussions if interested with your business plan and executive summary for our management to review.
Should this be of interest to you, please do not hesitate to e-mail us for further information or Ignore if not interested thank you.
Kind Regards,
Mr. Floyd W. Brown
Chief Investment Officer United Kingdom.
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