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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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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 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.
  • collge_loans@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "collge_loans@terra.es" <collge_loans@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 05:16:52 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: LOAN!!!



ATTN:

ARE YOU IN ANY KIND OF FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY? DO YOU NEED A LOAN TO CLEAR YOUR DEBTS? DO YOU INTEND TO INCREASE YOUR FINANCES? ARE YOU A BUSSINESS MAN WHO WANTS TO EXPAND HIS/HER FIRM. YOU ARE HEREBY ADVICED TO CONTACT THE GENUINE,TRUSTED,AND EFFICIENT LOAN LENDING FIRM FOR YOUR EFFICIENT LOAN. I AM RECOGNISED BY BOTH INDIVIDUALS AND THEGOVERNMENT FOR OUR GREAT EFFICIENCE

We are a fully registered loan agency based in U K ,we give out loan to all in need of help, across the globe.Are you looking for money to pay bills? we want you to know that we can help you with a loan, and we will be glad to offer you a loan. our interest rate is I.5% percent per anum, paid in 5 years. Our loan takes a maximum of 2 working days to get to approved customers across the globe.

we give out home loans
Auto Loans
Car loans
Mortgage loans
Business Loans
International Loans
Personal Loans

If you are in need of loan, in your next email, we want you to let us know how much you need as loan, and fill your full personal datas, in the borrowers information below, so we can start immediate screening of your datas, and get the ball rolling,as our loan takes a maximum of 2 working days to get to approved customers across the globe.
Note : all responds should be on the company email address: collge_loans@yahoo.co.uk

BORROWERS INFORMATION



Name(Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr., etc.):
First name:
Middle name:
Last name:
Nickname:
Maiden name:
Suffix (Sr., Jr., II, III, etc.):
Personal
Date of birth (yyyy-mm-dd):
Gender: Male Female
Marital status:
Spouse/Significant other:
Total Amount Needed
Time Duration


Brief description of individual...........

Best Regards,
Dr FRANK SMITH
(Financial Director)





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