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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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Fraud email example:

From: "LOAN FIRM" <WEB@LOAN.CO.UK>
Reply-To: BWBCONTACT07@GMAIL.COM
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 01:04:52 +0200
Subject: LOAN SOLICITOR/ADVOCATOR (APPLY NOW)



Do You Want a Secured Loans Lender That Makes Life Easier?

This is aimed as a consumer credit advertisement governed by
the
Consumer Credit Act and a financial promotion governed by
the Financial Service
Authority conduct of business rules and so should be read as
such.

Bates Wells & Braithwaite are solicitors in England and
Wales with
corporate Headquarters located at 2-6 Cannon Street,London
EC4M 6YH. Bates Wells
& Braithwaite (BWB) is a commercial law firm with an
experienced team of
professionals with broad experience in Loan Procurementand
outsourcing,
business case development,contract development and
negotiation.As one
of the largest secured loan packaging centres in the UK,

BWB aims to provide all of her customers unrivalled services
which
together with the best products and unbeatable commission
scales make us the
envy of the industry. Over the last 3 years we have
generated and delivered
over Nine Hundred and Ten Million British Pounds Sterling
in Loans, the bulk of
which has been in the UK, but morerecently we have started
to disburse business Loans to Countries
outside the UK particularly in English-speaking countries

Finance offered is subject to the following

•Loans available from £7,500 ($15,000USD)
•Funds can be with our client within 3 days
•Terms from 48-300 months
•Peace of mind with varying levels of Payment
Protection Insuranceavailable
•Loan To Value Ratio up to 90%
•Defaults considered even if you have been refused
elsewhere

Contact Us
2-6 Cannon Street
London EC4M 6YH
DX 42609 U.K
Email :bwbcontact07@gmail.com
Tel: +447045707089
Stephen Lloyd
Senior Partner


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