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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: "MR. DAVID MARTINS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrdavidmartins44@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 19:25:28 +0530
Subject: LOAN OFFER

Dear Sir/Madam,
Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal ethics.
We are certified loan and finance company, offering loan to people who are in need of loan,
Debt Consolidation,Business or Personal with 3% loan interest rate. We consider Your case irrespective of your
bad credit history,
HENEX LOAN FINANCE 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 $5,000,000(Five Million Dollars) with GUARANTEED APPROVAL
The faster you reply, the faster you will receive that much needed Cash.
Fill out the loan application details below:
Full Name:........................
Contact Address:..................
State/province:...................
Country:..........................
Marital status:................
Spouse/significant other:.............
Mobile/cellular:....................
Amount Needed as Loan:$............
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,

Mr.Benjamin Brooks
Tel:+44 701 004 9172
Fax:+44 701 423 5181
Email:hexexloans@hotmail.co.uk,
henexloan@gmail.com
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