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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: HOMESTEEL LOAN MANAGEMENT <homesteelloan@london.co.uk>
Reply-To: honorablekalebcole@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 04 Oct 2009 02:36:39 +0300
Subject:



This is HOMESTEEEL LOAN MANAGEMENT, a private loan lender.We provide
funding for
companies and individuals that need funding. We work domestic as well as
international companies. Our funding sources specialize in creative
solutions to meet your needs for expansion, growth etc.
Our company do grant loans to individuals and companies as the loan grant
varies from $5 thousand to $5 million Dollars with an interest rate of
just 2.5
%.

Borrower's Information Needed
Full Names:................................................
Country:...................................................
Phone Number:............................................
Loan Amount Needed:..................................
Loan Term Duration:.....................................

Contact us today with the above information at
honorablekalebcole@gmail.com,mrkalebcole@sifymail.com

Company Name:HOMESTEEEL LOAN MANAGEMENT.
Registration Number: EA-ASL/941OYI/02/LN-UK
Telephone: +44-701-112-8005
Fax: +44 91-791-52-20

Regards,
HOMESTEEEL LOAN MANAGEMENT
homesteelmanagement@london.co.uk


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