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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: sjli1.4@comcast.net (Sandra's Loan Investment)
Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2008 05:07:39 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION: GET A LOAN AT 4.5% --- APPLY TODAY

Greetings From....

Mrs. Sandra Jackson of the Sandra's Loan Investment. is a registered money lender who offer loans to people with a low interest rate and also with so much considerations. We also offer loans to private,public and to co-operate bodies,so, i will kindly advice you apply for an easy loan here so that you can solve out your financial problems and also pay off your bills
contact sjfastloan1@gmail.com

APPLICATION DETAILS

FULL NAME.........
HOME ADRESS......
TELL NO..............
SEX. ................
AGE. ..........
MARITAL STATUS........
COUNTR Y..........
STATE.... ......
MONTHLY INCOME.........
DRIVE R`S LICENCE
OCCUPATION... ..
DATE OF BIRTH.....
AMOUNT OF LOAN.........
PURPOSE OF LOAN........
DURATION OF LOAN........


Note that: All replies should be forwarded to the Company's E-mails: sjfastloan1@gmail.com

Mrs. Sandra Jackson
Sir Director
Sandra's Loan Investment (SLI)
Company's E-mails: sjfastloan1@gmail.com

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