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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: "bangkokbankplc89@gmail.com" <bangkokbankplc001@mchsi.com>
Reply-To: bangkokbankplc89@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:37:13 +0000
Subject: LOAN OFFER AT 2%

Hello,This is to inform the general public that the management of Bangkok Bank BHD of Malaysia is given away cheap affordable loan at low rate of 2% per annum.Interested applicants are to contact the bank management via email at
bangkokbankplc89@gmail.com
Required Information
Full Name:
Country:
Address:
Sex:
Age:
Have tou applied before?:
Monthly income:
Contact Phone Number:
Amount Needed:
Purpose:
Duration:

Regards,
Mr. Robert Loke, Chief Executive Officer
+601 6312-4690



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