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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: "NIRWANA FINANCIAL" <adamsloanlender@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: nirwana_financial.company112@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:29:09 -0500
Subject: Money To Lend

This is NIRWANA FINANCIAL COMPANY, We are reputable, legitimate & an accredited company
money Lender. I loan money out to individuals in need of financial assistance. Do you
have a bad credit or you are in need of money to pay bills? I want to use this medium to
inform you that i render reliable beneficiary assistance as I'll be glad to offer you a
loan. No credit check, 100% Guaranteed.
email:(nnirwana_financial.company112@yahoo.com.hk)


Note: We only welcome serious minded people. If you are not for real do not reply us
because we are legitimate and ready to fund out loans for real and serious people. Get
back to us with the following if you are interested:

Full Name:
Country:
Phone Number:
Amount Needed As Loan:
Loan Duration:
Sex:

As soon as we received your mail, we shall send to you our loan terms and conditions for
proceedings.
contact our company email : (nirwana_financial.company112@yahoo.com.hk)

Mr Beck Carlton.
Managing Director

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