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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: "Banco Santander Loan Management" <santander@ataa-ch.org.tw>
Reply-To: livebancosantadel-loan-spain@live.com
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 05:40:17 +0800
Subject: BANCO SANTADEL HAVE LOAN TO OFFER TO FOREIGNER'S...APPLY ONLINE NOW!!!

Registered Office:Banco Santander Headquarters Address;
Ciudad Grupo Santander Boadilla del Monte,
MADRID 28660. Spain.

Banco Santander can offer extremely attractive loan mortgages
in various different currencies for their international customers
who may be interested in a low interest rate loan in Spain.

Banco Santander also offer mortgages to international loan
borrowers to help out with more specific financial needs. It
seems that whatever your situation, Banco Santander is willing
to help you secure your much needed loan internationally.

This loan is designed for non-residents of Spain. It carries a variable
interest rate of 3% and is widely available for most types of Spanish
loans.The maximum loan amount is $6,000,000(Six Million US. Dollars)
and Minimum loan amount is $5,000(Five Thousand US. Dollars) and
the typical life of this type of loan duration is One(1) to
(15)fifteen years.

We can offer financial help,If you wish to apply for a loan,please
fill out our contact request form below and we'll get back to you.
**********************************************
1.)Name:
A.)Prefix (Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr.):.........
B.)First name:...................................
C.)Middle Name:...............................
D.)Last Name:....................................
E.)Nickname:.....................................
F.)Maiden Name (If Any):................

2.)Personal:
A.)Date Of Birth ( yyyy-mm-dd):...........
B.)Gender: Male or Female:...................
C.)Marital Status:....................................
D.)Number of kids (if any):....................
E.)Next Of Kin:.........................................

3.)Home Address And Telephone:
A.)Address:...........................
B.)City:..................................
C.)State/Province:...............
D.)Zip/postal code:..............
E.)Country:..........................
F.)Phone:..............................
G.)Fax:...................................
H.)Mobile/Cellular:.............

4.)Loan Information:
A.)Loan Duration:...................................
B.)Amount Required As Loan:..............
C.)Purpose Of Loan:................................
D.)Monthly Income:..............................
E.)Alternate email address required:..........
*********************************
Send urgent reply via e-mail below:
livebancosantadel-loan-spain@live.com
OR hk.bancosantadelloanspain@yahoo.com.hk

The Banco Santander Loan Management wish you all the best as you
apply for our secure/guarantee loan from the Banco Santander Loan
Management here in Spain.

Sign Management. . .

Barrister(Mrs).Gogetti .C. Gonzales.
(Senior Online Account Officer)
Banco Santander Loan Management
Madrid, Spain.

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