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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.
  • financialloancomp@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FINANCIAL.LOAN LENDER COMPANY" <finanloancomp17@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <financialloancomp1@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:05:52 -0400
Subject: LOAN OFFER!!!



Dearest Customer, Do you want to apply for a loan?Do you want to consolidate on your declining credit?Do you want a loan to start up a business,either on a small scale,medium scale,large scale?Do you want a short,medium,or long term loan?Do you want a car loan?Are you planning to buy or rent an apartment and you need money to execute that?Are you about to enter into college and you don't have enough funds to carry on?Whatever your financial problems,no matter how big or how small,just contact us on our email,and we shall help you realise your dreams.APPLY FOR YOUR EASY LOAN TODAY.
You should send a reply mail to my private mail box below. email:financialloancomp@hotmail.com Regards.Oliver cole.

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