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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: "absaloan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <absaloan@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 01:12:32 +0530
Subject: LOAN OFFER

Are you an entrepreneur ,in any financial situation or do you need funds to start up your own business? Do you require a loan to settle your debts or pay off your bills , perhaps start up a good business? Do you have a low credit score and you are finding it hard to obtain capital loan from local banks/other financial institutes? 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.
Absa Loans offers both Conventional loans and Small Business Administration loans at a low interest rate of 3.1% .Our method offers you the chance to state the amount of loan needed and also the time duration you can afford, this gives you a real chance to get the funds you need! If you are interested kindly contact the loan officer with the required information below to enable us process your loan:

Your name.
Your country
Your international passport or driver’s license.
Zip/Postal Code
Your address
Your occupation
Your marital status
Current Status at place of work
Phone number
Monthly Income
Next Of Kin
Purpose of Loan
Loan Amount
Loan Duration

Mail the above required information to Mathew Philips.
absaloan@outlook.com


Thank you for your co-operation.

Absa Loans
absaloan@outlook.com
phone number:+447010057152

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