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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: "Mrs Helen Cingo" <cingo@info.net>
Reply-To: cingo.lender@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:53:02 +0530 (IST)
Subject: LOAN AVAILABLE @ A LOW INTEREST RATE

Are you in financial crisis
Do you go about seeking for money to pay debt
Are you planning how to start a perfect business but no cash
Are you tired of been in debt

There is a possible solution to your problem, Cingo Financial Home is
willing to assist you with a loan to clear off all your problems by
granting out guarantee loan to you.

We grant loan at an affordable interest rate of 4.00% from the range of
$5,000 to $5,000,000.

If you want to contact us, you can write us via email cingo.lender@yahoo.com
Thanks and stay bless until we hear from you.
Regards,
Mrs Helen Cingo
CEO/MD


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