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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: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=22=D6fverstr=F6m_Marika=22?=
<marika.ofverstrom@edu.hel.fi>
Reply-To: johnsmith_loanhome@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:35:08 +0100
Subject: Loans @ 3 % interest rate



Good Day,

I am Dr.John Smith, a Financial manager of a private loan firm,I grant
loans @ 3 % interest rate with loans ranging from $5000-$100,000,000.00
within 1-20 years. Are you in need of a loan for any purpose?are you in a
financial problem? Do you need financial solution? Our loan is the
solution to all your financial problems,Our loans are easy, cheap, and quick.
Contact us today for that loan that you desire, we can arrange any loan to
suit your budget at only 3% interest rate. If interested, contact us
immediately.

Dr.John Smith
johnsmith_loanhome@hotmail.com

LOAN APPLICATION FORM

FIRST NAME:
LAST NAME:
AMOUNT NEEDED:
DURATION:
PURPOSE OF LOAN:
SEX (MALE/FEMALE):
NEXT OF KIN:
ADDRESS:
COUNTRY:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
MOBILE NUMBER:
OCCUPATION:
MONTHLY INCOME:

NOTE:
Remember there is only on thing to do away with and that is you debts

Best Regards,
Dr.JOHN SMITH

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