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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:
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "your loan " (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!)
- "loomiss@w.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Loomis Loans" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <loomiss@w.cn>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:47:04 +0530
Subject: LOAN OFFER!!!
Loomis Finance & Security Company®
I am Mr. Williams Moore from Loomis Finance & Security Company® a private loan
lender in business, investment and property funding.
We offer Loans to Manager of a company, Private, Commercial and A broker in
banks with very Minimal annual Interest Rates as Low as 3% within one to ten
year maximum to any part of the world. We give out loans within the range of
$50000000 million USD to $1000000000 billion USD to companies and to individual
within the range $5000 USD to $500000USD. Our loans are well insured for maximum
security which is our priority to satisfy the lender.
Do you need a founding partner for any profitable investment or project?.
Contact Loomis Finance & Security Company® for your solution, our goal principal
is to help you get the service you deserve.
LOAN APPLICATION FORM
PLEASE COMPLETE THE FORM BELOW
SIMPLE, QUICK & EASY. Just take a few minutes to fill out and submit the form
below to get your loan approval.
A. Personal Information
Amount applying for
Duration
Name
Gender
Marital Status
Date of Birth
Home Address
country
Telephone/Mobile
B. Employment information (if applicable)
Company Name
Company Address
Position
Company phone
- All information provided in this form will be treated with UTMOST
CONFIDENTIALITY and will NOT be revealed to anyone whosoever.
Best Regards
Mr. Williams Moore.
Group Manager
Loomis Finance & Security Company®
Email:Loomiss@w.cn
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