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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: "cynthia stevens" <cynthia_steven12@mchsi.com>
Reply-To: cynthia_stevens@live.com
Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:57:24 +0000
Subject:



--
Hello,
My name is Mr. Steven Hardy i am located in
USA i am a financier i
am willing to lend
out loans with the interest rate of 5% and with in
the amount
of$10,000to $1,000,000 as the loan offer, i offer
loan to all
categories of people that are in need a loan . i
give out loans at a
very cheap and moderate rates. i am a certified
and registered
lender. You can contact me today if you are
interested in getting a
loan contact me for more information about the
loan process, process
like the loan terms and conditions and how the
loan will be
transferred to you. You are to contact me with
this e-mail
cynthia_stevens@live.com and my phone number is
+1-206-888-6869. I hope
to hear from you.
Best Regards,
Mr. steven Hardy



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