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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: "DAN SMITH LOAN OFFER" <dansmithloancompany1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dansmithloancompany@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:43:17 -0300 (ART)
Subject:




Attn:Sir/Madam,


We are certified loan lender and offer secured loans to individuals
and companies at low interest rate....We offer long and short term
loans. Our firm has recorded a lot of breakthroughs in the provision
of first class financial services to our clients especially in the
area of Loan syndication and capital provision for individuals and
companies.


In our loan scheme tagged 'loan under two weeks',every customer both local
and international have the guarantee of obtaining a loan from this company
on the mode of unsecured offshore international funding which means no
collateral is required for this process.


Our service has been repositioned and standardized to meet customers
demands in an economical way. Our interest charge is indeed reasonable,we
offer hassle free loan service where by customers are allowed to make
repayment over a long time span.


Lastly, we fund small scale loan firm, intermediaries,small scale
financial institutions for we have unlimited capital.


For further details to go about procuring a loan from us: Kindly respond
immediately to this Email:dansmithloancompany@gmail.com


Looking forward to your reply.

Best Regards
Dan Smith

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