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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- nortonfinanceservic@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Edwinn" <edwinn@winstonengineering.com.sg>
Reply-To: mtcl002@yahoo.com.cn
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2009 06:21:02 +0800
Subject: Re

Norton Finance
Central Processing Office,
Norton House,
Mansfield Road,
Rotherham,
South Yorkshire
S60 2EB
Dear Friend,

Permit a brief introduction of our service. Norton Finance plc is a
registered company in the British entity. In our loan scheme tagged 'loan
under two weeks',every customer both local and international have the
guarantee of obtaining a loan
from this company on the mode of unsecured offshore international funding
which means no
collateral is required for this process. In general we offer all type of
loan such as constructive, car,hotel, mortgages,start up capital,working
capital and
lots more provided the project requiring funding is of a legitimate
entity.

Our service has been repositioned and standardized to meet customers
demands in an economical way. Our interest charge is indeed reasonable,we
offer
hassle free loan service where by customers are allowed to make repayment
over a long
time span.

Lastly, we fund small scale loan firm, intermediaries,small scale
financial institutions for we have unlimited capital. To apply for a loan,
Kindly complete the
below form and return back to us. Client Requesting Loan Requested
Information To
Proceed:

**********************************
LOAN APPLICATION FORM
**********************************

A)Full Name:
B)Contact Address:
C)Phone Number:
D)Amount Needed:
E)Proof Of Return Of Funds:
F)Occupation:
G)Reason for seeking Loan:

For further details to go about procuring a loan from Norton Finance,
contact Email:- nortonfinanceservic@hotmail.com

Signed,

Management,

Online finance
Mr David Anderson

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