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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: "ZAM COUNTRIES LOAN INVESTMENT COMPANY" <info@loan.com>
Reply-To: zamcountries_loanleader@w.cn
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 05:56:00 -0000 (GMT)
Subject: Are you searching for a genuine loan?





ZAM COUNTRIES LOAN INVESTMENT COMPANY
LONDON UK
EMAIL: zamcountries_loanleader@w.cn
Good Day,
Are you a business man or woman? Are you in any financial mess or do you
Need funds to start up your own business? Do you need loan to settle your
Debt or pay off your bills or start a nice business? Do you have a low?
Credit score and you are finding it hard to obtain capital loan from
Local banks/other financial institutes? Do you need a loan or funding for?
Any reason such as,
Are you searching for a genuine loan? At an affordable interest rate?
Processed within 4 to 6 working days.
Business loan,
Home loan,
Personal loan,
Car loan,
Student loan,
Dept Consolidation,
Loan for Business start up and Business Expansion,
Real Estate and Mortgages all at 3% interest rate for applicants of all
Credit types. Please do fill this form for further procedures:
Full Name:................................................
Contact Address:..........................................
Country:..................................................
Phone number:.............................................
Current place of work:....................................
Loan amount needed:.......................................
Loan duration:............................................
Monthly income:...........................................
Occupation:...............................................
Age:................................................
Sex:......................................................
Email address:............................................
The service we offer is quick and stress free.
Get the money you need without ever having any stress or suffer any
Unending payment.
We offer Secured loan and unsecured loan to Customers.
We also Offer Loans ranging from $3,000.00 Min. to $100,000,000,000.00
Max. At 3% interest rate per annul. Our Priority is your total
Satisfaction! Our goal is that you enjoy the service we provide from start
To conclusion.
Email us today and you will be glad you did.
E-mail: zamcountries_loanleader@w.cn
Thanks.
Dr. David Porter
Zam Countries Loan Investment Company

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