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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Captial Financial Service <info@loan.com>
Reply-To: revmoorn@blumail.org
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2011 16:29:35 -0300
Subject: Offerta di prestito
Ciao il mio nome ? Eddy Pablo. Sono un finanziatore privato che
emetter? prestiti a privati e aziendali. Avete stato abbassato da
parte delle banche cos? tanti? Avete bisogno di finanziamenti per
creare il vostro affari? Avete bisogno di finanziamenti per
l'espansione di voi affari? Oppure avete bisogno di un prestito
personale? Le nostre gamme di prestito personale a prestito
dall'estero. Il nostro tasso di interesse ? molto conveniente e il
nostro processo di prestito ? molto veloce pure. Siamo davvero
disposti a fare tutti i vostri problemi finanziari una cosa del
passato. Se siete veramente pronti per i vostri problemi finanziari
risolti, quindi non cercare ulteriori e richiedere un indirizzo di
posta elettronica prestito oggi. il nostro sono indicati di seguito:
Non vediamo l'ora fare affari con voi.
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Grazie
Capital Financial Services
E-mail: revmoorn@blumail.org
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