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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: "loansfbnmarie@terra.es" <loansfbnmarie@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 18:39:55 +0100 (MET)
Subject: QUICK LOANS AT 2% INTEREST RATE FOR 3 YRS




GOODDAY,



I MRS MARIE ROBERT OWN A PRIVATE AND RELIABLE LOAN COMPANY IN UNITED KINGDOM.I GIVE OUT LONG AND SHORT TERMS LOAN I GIVE OUT MY LOAN AT A LOW AND HIGH INTEREST RATE OF 2%. FOR 3YRS. I GIVE OUT MY LOAN IN THIS CATEGORIES.



1.PERSONAL LOAN

2.COMPANY LOAN

3.INVESTOR LOAN

4.HOME LOAN



ANY ONE THAT IS READY TO TRANSACT BUSINESS WITH MY LOAN COMPANY SHOULD CONTACT ME VIA MY MAIL.

HERE IS MY PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS YOU CAN REACH ME URGENTLY. loansfbn@myway.com

44(0)7011128116

44(0)7011128113

SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TRANSACTING LOAN BUSINESS WITH ME GET BACK TO ME IN YOUR NEXT MAIL STATING THE EXACT AMOUNT YOU ARE APPLYING FOR AS LOAN FROM MY LOAN COMPANY.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

MARIE ROBERT







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