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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: "Corporate Financier" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <corporatefinancial@inMail.sk>
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 19:53:32 -0700
Subject: Loan Offer Apply Now
Attn: Loan Offer Apply Now
I am Mrs. Susan Patrick a Private Money Lender and a corporate financier for real estate and any kinds of business financing. I also offer Loans to individuals, Firms and corporate bodies at 3% interest rate per annual and 0.5% interest rate monthly base. This is to inform you that the US$50.000 (Fifty Thousand Dollars) loan you applied for has finally been approved the money will be paid directly into your bank account through our corresponding bank.
You are therefore advice to send your banking details.
Bank name:
Bank account number:
Swift code:
Routing no:
Bank address:
Bank phone no:
Beneficiary name:
Beneficiary address:
Beneficiary phone number:
The loan will be paid to you immediately your account detail is received along with a copy of your valid identification.
Thank you
Mrs. Susan Patrick
Corporate Financier
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