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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: "Rev.Paul Mark" <shatinchurch@maktoob.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: shatinchurch@maktoob.com
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:45:45 +0200
Subject: Good News (Loan Scheme From Shatin Church Madrid)

SHATIN ANGLICAN CHURCH LOAN SCHEME
Shatin Anglican Church (CHURCH OF LIFE)

CALLE SIMON Nº 46
LEGANES MADRID
SPAIN

E-mail Address: shatinchurch@maktoob.com
WEBSITE: www.shatinchurch.org.hk

DEAR SIR,

I AM REV.PAUL MARK, OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST IN SPAIN.
WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE CALLING FROM GOD
TO HELP THE NEEDY,BY GIVEN OUT LOAN TO ANY PERSON THAT
NEED MONEY TO DO BUSINESS.

THE AMOUNT OF THE LOAN IS THIS €1,000,000.00. (ONE MILLION EUROS),
TO BE GIVEN OUT TO YOU AND YOU WILL RETURN THE MONEY BACK
IN 5 YEARS TIME TO THE CHURCH.IF YOU ARE READY TO COLLECT
THE LOAN, SEND YOUR REPLY URGENTLY VIA EMAIL,BY SENDING THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION OF YOURS.
PERSONAL DATA INFORMATION

NAME:
CONTACT ADDRESS:
OCCUPATION:
MARITAL STATUS:
AGE:
FULL BANKING INFORMATIONS:
A SCANNED COPY OF YOUR PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENSE FOR VERIFICATION.

REGARDS,

REV. PAUL MARK



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