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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: Erdem Bechir <contact@more-energy-mx.com>
Reply-To: Erdem Bechir <ipcbsaes@gmail.com>
Date: 13 Nov 2024 07:12:46 +0100
Subject: Re: Business Loan Offer
Greetings!
We are international project financiers specializing in both start-up projects and existing businesses needing funding for expansion. We will be willing to assist you or your company should you be interested or require funding to revive your business or expand your business. Our minimum investment target is $1M, and the maximum is $900M with a fixed interest rate of 3% per year for 10 years with a 12-month grace period. We are willing to invest in all sectors and industries and we also invest
in any stage. Our mode of investment is only loan/debt financing.
If you have a business plan or executive summary we can review it to understand a much better idea of your business and what you are looking to do, this will assist in determining the best possible investment structure we can pursue and discuss more extensively.
If you are interested, please reply to this email so I can provide you with all the necessary details for you to make an informed decision.
I hope to hear back from you soon.
Regards,
Erdem Bechir
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