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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: "GEORGE MORGAN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pamelaannwheat0@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2024 17:56:11 -0700
Subject: GOODNEWS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY

Greetings,

My name is George Harry Morgan, I work as Head of Communications for Financial and Commercial Ltd a financial Consultant Company We are currently offering debt financing within the minimum face value of $1 Million to $10Billion USD for project owners or individual/company seeking for personal/company loans and investment partners.

If you are interested, please kindly send a reply or
your project proposal in PDF format for review and funding
consideration.
via email: pamelaannwheat0@gmail.com

Kindly provide your Skype ID for our easy communication if you find the offer above interesting.
Your early reply is highly appreciated.

Yours Sincerely,
George Harry Morgan
Head Of Communication,
Financial and commercial Ltd
Consultant Company
PO Box 3235, Level 3, Tower C-1, Street 32, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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