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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "loan amount" (Beware of fake loan offers. Real lenders would not normally use free webmail addresses such as Yahoo, nor would they lend to individuals or small businesses in a different country from where they are based. Beware of mobile phones or redirector numbers!)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Steven J. Gregory" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <stevengregory151@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2024 16:55:01 -0400
Subject: Business Loan investment Funding
My name is Mr. Steven James Gregory there is an investment funding structure I would like to share with you upon interest. I have an Investor seeking an alternative investment funding structure. The investor is specifically interested in providing financial facilities with an annual interest rate. He wants to provide Capital loans to Business Owners or estate managers who can manage Funds and return back interest, the total amount available is $184Million.
He proposes 5% annual interest of the capital amount with a 12 months free interest window period. The supposed annual interest of the 12 months will be Amortized to the capital amount which would be repaid at the end of the contract tenure. He as well provides a minimum of 5 years contract though this could be extended depending on your convenience. Furthermore, the security against the loan amount would be a documentary security. This should be the legalized contract and Repayment DEED.
A physical closing meeting is required for the execution of the contract.
Kindly revert with your disposition.
Best Regard's
Mr. Steven J. Gregory
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