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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: "Halifax Bank of Scotland" <wds5612@mail.kscg.gov.tw>
Reply-To: loandepartment02119@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 05 May 2011 23:25:00 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Notice

Dear Sir/Madam,

Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal ethics.
We are a certified bank, offering loan to people who are in need of loan,
Debt Consolidation,Business or Personal with 2% loan interest rate. We
consider Your case irrespective of your bad credit history, the Halifax Bank
will assist you in building your financial problems.All kinds of loans are
accessible, all you have to do is to fill-in the required details below and
the loan proccessing will commence as soon as possible.If you are interested
in obtaining a GUARANTEED cash loan from $100,000(Hundred Thousand Dollars)
to $5,000,000(Five Million Dollars) with GUARANTEED APPROVAL with no pre-pay
penalties. The faster you reply, the faster you will receive that much needed
Cash.

Be informed that the minimum loan amount that we offer international applicants is $100,000usd,so if you need a loan from us,Kindly apply from $100,000usd above.

Fill out the loan application details below:
Full Name:........................
Contact Address:..................
State/province:...................
Country:..........................
Marital status:................
Spouse/significant other:.............
Mobile/cellular:....................
Amount Needed as Loan:$...........
Loan repayment period:.................
Occupation:.........................
Office address:...................
Monthly income:................
Sex:.............................
Collateral if any:.......................
Date of birth (yyyy-mm-dd):....................
*****************************************

Contact us now for your urgent loan proccessing via,
**Email:loandepartment02119@yahoo.com
NB: All response should be mail to:loandepartment02119@yahoo.com

Note:Do not reply this message,cos this is an automated sender,just send a
mail to the e-mail address provided below and above.

Mr Simon Peters
+447045765409
**Email:**loandepartment02119@yahoo.com*
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