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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: Micro Finance Agency <info@finance.com>
Reply-To: maryclayton@jmail.co.za
Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:59:15 +0200
Subject: Financial Consolidation

Hello,

Need an urgent unsecured/secured loan today?

Are you looking for a Business loan, Personal loan, Mortgage loan, Auto loan,
Student loan, Debt consolidation loan, Real estate financing/project fundings,
Private Hard money loans etc.

If you have been refused loans and have an adverse credit history, don?t
panic. We can help. We also offer urgent loans to individuals, firms and
cooperate bodies at 2% interest rate,
If interested, you can reach us via the email below:
E-mail: application.process@livemail.tw

Yours sincerely
Mary C. Taylor

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