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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: "LACAIXA FINANCE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lacaixafinance@consultant.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2011 17:11:01 +0200
Subject: DO YOU NEED SOFT LOAN

DO YOU NEED A LOAN?
Are you a business man or woman? Are you in any financial stress or do you need funds to start up your own business? Do you need loan to settle our 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 a loan from local banks and other financial institutes? Loan offer at 0.05% interest rate with any collateral security and if you do not have a collateral security, then you have to discuss that with our management. This is to help individuals reach their financial objectives, Do you need a loan or funding for any reason such as:*Refinance,*Home Improvement,*Inventor Loans,*Auto Loans,*Debt Consolidation,*Line of Credit,*Second Mortgage
*Business Loans,*Personal Loans,*International Loans,*Education Loans.
However, our method offers you the chance to state the amount of loan needed and also the duration you can afford. This gives you a real chance to get the funds you need. Any interested Applicants should get back to me via email or phone call for further information on our loan program.
Thanks for your understanding as we await your contact.
Mrs. Anita Gomez
General Consultant
La Caixas Finance Group
TEL: +34 603 242 083
Fax: +34 917 903 957
(Email:lacaixafinance@consultant.com)

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