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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "loan amount" (Beware of fake loan offers. Real lenders would not normally use free webmail addresses such as Yahoo, nor would they lend to individuals or small businesses in a different country from where they are based. Beware of mobile phones or redirector numbers!)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mklex@london.com (Outblaze.com, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From:
Reply-To: <mklex@london.com>
Date:
Subject: LOAN

Capital Investment Group ,
25 STATION ROAD, BRUNDALL,
NORWICH, NORFOLK, NR13 5LB,
UNITED KINGDOM.

I'm Dr.Andre Awesome (Managing Director) from Capital Investment Group U.k.
We offer Affordable loan at 3% interest rate available for local and international
borrowers. We are certified,trustworthy, reliable, efficient, Fast and dynamic and
a co-operate financier for real estate and any kinds of business financing, we give out
long term loan for five to fifty years maximum. We offer the following kinds of loans
and many more; $20,000.00 Minimum up to a maximum of $250 Million with World
Class standard facilities and to make sure that the funds gets into your domiciliary
bank account in the next 48hours, we offer the following:

* Personal Loans
* Student Loan
* Business Loans
* Consolidation Loan
* Combination Loan
* Home Enhancement
* Car Loan

If interested simplyprovide the details below for further
information.

First Name: __________Surname: ____________ Last Name: ____________
Sex: ________ Date of birth: ______ Month: ________ Year: __________
Country: __________ State: ________ Code: _________ Tel: _____________
Occupation: _______________ Monthly Income: ___________
Loan Amount Needed: ___________________ Loan Duration: ______________

Note: no matter your credit score it will take less than 48 Hours to
conclude the loan process and funds transfer into your bank account
immediately if you respond fast to e-mails. Parks Financial Loan
Investment Company. Thanks for applying with us once again; we grant our
customers the best.

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Contact Email: mklex@london.com
=============================================

Regard.

Dr. Andre Awesome
(Managing Director).
Capital Investment Group .
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Contact Email: mklex@london.com
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