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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: Vladan <financial@loan.net>
Reply-To: financial_alliance_investment@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:57:46 +0100
Subject: LOAN

FINANCIAL LOAN ALLIANCE INVESTMENT ANNUAL CHRISTMAS LOANS (APPLY IMMEDIATELY)

I am a private loan lender .I give out loans to business people and individuals at low interest rate.I give out local and international loans to any body all over the world.I give out loans via account transfer to what ever country you are.I am not a bank and i do not require much documents.If you are interested in getting a loan from my firm, contact me with the following details.All Emails Sent Via This Email Address Below:financial_alliance_investment@hotmail.com

FULL NAME:.............
ADDRESS:....................
COUNTRY:....................
PHONE NUMBER: ..............
OCCUPATION:.................
MONTHLY INCOME..............
LOAN AMOUNT NEEDED:.........
LOAN DURATION...............
AGE:........................
Email:......................
Reply urgently so that we can proceed further with this transaction.

Regards,
FINANCIAL LOAN ALLIANCE INVESTMENT.
Phone: +234-806-165-5073.


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