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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: "william woods loan fin" <infoloan202@googlemail.com>
Reply-To: <willywoods101@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:06:32 -0600
Subject:



WILLIAM WOODS FINANCIAL SERVICES
BOUY HOUSE,
Mansfield Road,
Rotherham, South Yorkshire S60 2EB

I am WILLIAM WOODS (Underwriter) from WOODS Financial Services (WFS).A
certified leading loan company in UK Why shop around? Let Bouy approve the
right loan in minutes. With our technology we can approve a suitable loan
in minutes. Whatever your circumstances, Refinances, self employed,
retired, have CCJs or, we could borrow from 3,000 DOLLARS to 1,000,000
DOLLARS at just 3% interest rate with Flexible repayment over 5 to 30
years. Quick decision loans for any purpose, Secured Loans, Homeowner
Loans, UK Loans, Bad Credit Loans e.t.c

WFS is the latest leading loan company in UK. We do loans to any part of
the world."Whatever your circumstances, we are well placed to help you!"
Simply complete our short form; we'll approve a suitable loan for you. You
can relax, sit back, and leave the rest to us!

Two Simple Steps.
Step 1:
Complete our short form
Step 2:
Then sit back and leave the rest to us!

First Name:
Last Name:
Age:
Sex:
Marital Status:
Occupation:
Monthly Income:
Loan Amount:
Loan Duration:
Purpose of Loan:
Postcode:
House No. & Street:
Area:
Town/City:
Country of Residence:
Home Phone No:
Mobile No:
Phone numbers and address of your workplace:
Email Address:
Nationality:
How Would You Rate Your Credit? Select:
Excellent:
Good:
Fair:
Poor:
In acknowledgement to these details, I will send you a well calculated
Terms and Conditions which will include the agreement.
Regards,Mr.WILLIAM WOODS (Underwriter)
WILLIAM WOODS FINANCIAL SERVICES
BOUY HOUSE Mansfield Road, Rotherham, South Yorkshire S60 2EB
E-mail: williamwoods.office345@googlemail.com
TEL: +44-701-113-7543





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