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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: FUND <xxzx1xxz@investorsz.org>
Reply-To: <dfginc20@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2024 21:25:50 +0330
Subject: =INVESTMENT FUNDING=

Hello,
We are a good reputable international investment firm, privately seeking for beneficial projects and means of expanding and relocating our business interest abroad in the form of Soft Loan Funding. We grant loans to both corporate and private entities at a low interest rate of 3% ROI per annum and we like to invest in the following sectors; oil/Gas, banking, real estate, stock speculation and mining, transportation, health sector and tobacco, Communication Services, Agriculture Forestry & Fishing, thus any viable sector. The terms are very flexible and interesting. Please kindly get back if you have projects that need funding on dfgllc06@gmail.com for further discussions for more details
I hope to hear back from you soon.
Sincerely,
DFG Management
E-mail: dfgllc06@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 


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