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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: "SPARTA LOAN FIRM" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <revdavidloanfirm@live.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:03:02 +0530
Subject: DO YOU WANT A LOAN?

Greetings to you,
My name is Rev David smith, the General
Consultant of SPARTA LOAN FIRM.
I have been ordered by my directors to inform
the general public that we
now give out loan at a very low interest rate. The
rate is as low as 3%
yearly or 0.2% monthly.
All you need do is to contact me via my email or
phone; Please find them below:
Name: Rev David smith
Email: revdavidloanfirm@live.com
Tel: +44-701-004-5318
Once I receive your request, we'll get back to
you immediately with the
loan information.
Thanks for your time and understanding,
Rev David smith
General Consultant
SPARTA LOAN FIRM

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