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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: Elizabeth Hood <ejhood@brynmawr.edu>
Reply-To: lockettpaul@rocketmail.com
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 12:48:12 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Try our Competitive Rates%%%%





Goodday Sir/Madam,

My names are Mrs.Elizabeth Hood,I am a marketer with seven bell yard lenders.We Offer Private, Commercial and Personal Loans with very Minimal annual Interest Rates as Low as 0.5% within a 1year to 50 years repayment duration period to any part of the world. We give out loans within the range of $5,000 to $100,000,000 USD. Our loan Services Rendered include:
*Refinance
*Home Improvement
*Inventor Loans
*Auto Loans
*Debt Consolidation
*Line of Credit
*Second Mortgage
*Business Loans
*Personal Loans
*International Loans

Our loans are well insured for maximum security is our priority, Are you losing sleep at nights worrying how to get a Legit Loan Lender?Are you biting your finger nails to the quick? Instead of beating yourself up, contact SEVEN BELL YARD LENDERS ( Loan Services ) now, Loan specialists who help stop Bad Credit History, to discover a win solution which is Our Mission.

We also render Collateral And Non- Collateral Loans For Your Business Start up, If you are interested in this offer please kindly fill out the application details below so that i can start the processing of your loan sum.

APPLICATION DETAILS
Full Name:..........................................
Contact Address:.............................
Phone:...................................................
Purpose of your loan.......................
Amount Needed as Loan:...............
Loan Duration:...................................
Annual Income:.................................
Occupation:........................................
Sex.............................
Date of Birth............................
Marital Status........................

In acknowledgement to these details, I will send you a well calculated Terms and Condition which will include the agreement.
Furthermore be informed that you will also need a form of Identification which can be either a Driver's Licence or your working Identity card.
Interested Persons should contact me through the following email address and telephone number below which is;
Name;Barrister Paul John Lockett
Email; lockettpaul@rocketmail.com
Direct Mobile: +44 703 194 2899
Yours truly,
Mrs.Elizabeth Hood
(PUBLICITY MANAGER)
Copyright © 2008 Seven Bell Yard Lenders.


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