419 scam: " HOWARD SCOTT GROUP INVESTMENT."<info@scott.com> LOAN OFFER

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
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.
- howardscottgroup1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: " HOWARD SCOTT GROUP INVESTMENT." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <howardscottinvestmentgroup1@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:58:21 +0330
Subject: LOAN OFFER

Dear Sir/Madam

Are you a business man or woman ?
Do you need a loan or funding for any reason
such as :

a) Personal Loan,Business Expansion ,
b) Business Start-up ,Education,
c) Debt Consolidation ,
d) Hard Money Loans

HOWARD SCOTT GROUP INVESTMENT is a big business owner and has a joint business in UNITED KINGDOM, with Affiliated bank in USA. We
offer loan at low interest rate of 3.0% and with no credit check. We give out loans to all categories of people, firms, companies,
schools,churches, industries, private and commercial, hence you have a good profile and not trying to fraud or robbed us of our
funds. we are certified, trustworthy, reliable, efficient and dynamic, with contact Agencies in Dubai,China, India, Canada, West Africa,
Spain and USA.

CONTACT EMAIL: howardscottgroup1@gmail.com

Thanks
Eric Moore.
FOR: HOWARD SCOTT GROUP INVESTMENT.

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