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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: "JOHN FINCH LOANS PLC" <johnfloan_plc1@9.cn>
Reply-To: johnfloans_plc@sify.com
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:02:22 +1300
Subject: LOAN OFFER!!!

Greetings from MR.JOHN FINCH of JOHN FINCH LOANS PLC as part of its
welfare package is offering a floating loan scheme at 2.5% interest rate
without any collateral security. This is to help individuals reach their
financial objectives. The Minimum amount you can borrow is $5,000.00 US
Dollars to Maximum of $100 Million. Our commitment to client service and
our innovative approach to problem solving has been our ultimate goal.

We Are Certified To Offer The Following Kinds Of Loan

* Personal Loan (Unsecured)
* Business Loan (Unsecured)
* Debt Consolidation Loan
* Improve your home

Please, provide us with the following Details

*Full Name: ................................................* Gender:
...................................................*Loan Amount
Needed:.........................
*Loan Duration: .........................................*Purpose of Loan
:
.....................................*Nationality......................................
*Country: ..................................................*Home Address:
.........................................
*Mobile Number:........................................*fax Number:
.......................
*Occupation: .............................................*Work Address:
.........................................*Bank address
.................................( Name & Address Alone).*Marital Status:
........................................*Date Of
Birth..............................

As soon as we receive the Application, Then we will process your Loan
Application For Approval.

All response should be sent to our company private email
account:johnfloans_plc@sify.com

Thanks and Best Regards.

MR. JOHN FINCH
DIRECTOR.

**********************************************
JOHN FINCH LOANS PLC
SATELITE FAX: +1-206-666-2364
MOBILE CONTACT:+60-14733-1569
JALAN RAJA CHULAN 50200,
KUALA-LUMPUR
MALAYSIA.
EMAIL: johnfloans_plc@sify.com





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